How would you change Fusion Garage's JooJoo?

Alright, so we gave you the opportunity to rant and rave on Apple's iPad last week, and it's only fitting that Fusion Garage's much-anticipated JooJoo go next. To date, it's pretty safe to say that quite a bit less (we're understating things here, obviously) JooJoo tablets have been sold than the aforesaid iPad, but that's not to say none of you have one. On the off-chance that you actually are the proud owner of a JooJoo, we couldn't be more eager to hear how you'd tweak things if given the golden opportunity. Would you make the screen a touch smaller? Alter the exterior design in any way? Swap the CPU or GPU? Toss on a different operating system? Force it to use iTunes like only a true sadist would? Go on, the floor's yours -- throw down your best advice in comments below.

[JRKScope Posted May 15th 2010 2:24PM]

I'd like to see how it would fair with Chrome OS on it.

[srismart Posted May 15th 2010 2:27PM]

Just sell joojoo to HP and let's get the webOS tablet to the market faster :)

[Venkataraja Posted May 15th 2010 3:37PM]

Hmmm... if I would change the JooJoo, I would recommend as below...

1] Open-up. Let JooJoo not cater to an end-user. Make it more participatory in the tweaking/hacking side. All similar products in market try to bet on their own software market. Give option for installing Android/MeeGo or other open stuff. All similar category devices are very rigid "Use what u get & die with it" type. There are so many people out there who will change the scene if you allow them.

2] As per the reviews and information in their site this device looks like a web bookmark manager with browser with support to play many video formats. That means most of the time the user spends in reading or viewing & less in inputs. Then give it better reading options (Offline storage, native apps for wide variety of document opening, highlighting, capturing, printing, dictionary lookup, terrific PDF support, ...)

3] Better to have more options for native app installation. You already have a device, why restrict to net users only, cater to offline users also.

4] Use inductive charging

5] Use as a presentation tool.

6] Storage options (heard they have plans!?)

Still whatever I think given an option between iPad n JooJoo at this point, anybody would mostly prefer iPad. It does most of the things a JooJoo does and more.

BTW, I don't have a JooJoo or iPad and also I would be really happy to see the JooJoo get a bigger market. Somehow not liking teh Apple after the Adobe issue ;)

[Venkataraja Posted May 15th 2010 3:40PM]

@Venkataraja :: Correction 1] Let JooJoo not cater to an only the basic end-user.

[srismart Posted May 15th 2010 3:49PM]

@Venkataraja

I agree. This has nice hardware and opening up to the Open DEV community could very well propel their sales forward and provide the choice of a more usable device for everyone.

[QUiTOS Posted May 15th 2010 5:37PM]

The CEO

[charlied Posted May 15th 2010 6:21PM]

webOS ?

[m3kw9 Posted May 15th 2010 7:52PM]

I would make it like the iPad.

[tranceman Posted May 15th 2010 10:33PM]

Use it as a frisbee off a bridge... Then go buy an iPad!!

Ppppffttttttttt joojoo

[andrewgaspar Posted May 16th 2010 1:32AM]

It would be great if there was some serious competition to the iPad. I've been standing on the sidelines for awhile in the eReader/tablet computing war. I'm waiting for Google to show its cards and for the next generation of existing readers. I'm calling it now CES 2011: new eReaders from all major manufacturers in response to iPad with emphasis on bettery life and readability.

[r00tcause Posted May 16th 2010 4:15AM]

My suggestion would be to kill it with fire and wait for a Notion Ink.

[brojames Posted May 16th 2010 10:41PM]

First of all, the CEO.