Yes, I said it: I kind of want one. Key words being: "kind of." Of course, I'm not going to pay $500 for something that is basically a living/bathroom web browser.
I also feel a little bad for the JooJoo if the Apple Slate/Tablet/SecondComing actually materializes. I'm not a complete Apple iFanboy, but I am smart enough to understand that if Apple does release a Tablet, it will sell at least 5x as many iTabs then the JooJoo.
Then there's the name: JooJoo which rhymes with a word children use to describe fecal matter.
Anyway, I want it but I just can't find a way to fit it into my life. I have a custom built desktop, a MacBook Pro, and an iPhone. When and where would I use this? I understand that this device doesn't have to be for everybody, but every great product will make you WANT to fit it into your life.
Yet, despite all that, I'd still buy one if the price wasn't half a grand. If it was an Apple Tablet or a Microsoft Courier, I would probably be able to justify the purchase (if there was enough power in those devices to run more then just web apps) for around the same price. But, half a grand just for a (mainly) single-purpose device? That's a bit harder to swallow. Maybe I'd do it at $300.
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I agree that the sweet spot for this thing is $299. At $499 they are going to be destroyed by Apple (more like 50x sales).
I agree about the price point. However, not sure I agree with the Apple comment. We don't know if or when Apple will release a tablet and what sort of niche it will fill.
If Apple doesn't release anything until June, the only real competition these guys have in the foreseeable future would probably be from Archos. It's a smaller tablet, with similar web browsing capabilities (and much better media capabilities).
Even at $299, they'd still have to compete with that.
If Apple doesn't release anything until June, the only real competition these guys have in the foreseeable future would probably be from Archos. It's a smaller tablet, with similar web browsing capabilities (and much better media capabilities).
Even at $299, they'd still have to compete with that.
If Apple does release a tablet for north of $499, Fusion Garage could have a real product. Reason being is that journalists will need something to compare that device to, and I'm sure Fusion Garage will make review copies readily available.
Without Apple, or other some other major device release, this thing and Arrington's vision will die on the vine. It's nice to think that the tech community can create a new category on it's own, but it doesn't work in practice. In order to create a new category like a web tablet, you need need F-you money. You have to be able to throw millions at marketing before you see a dime coming in. Blogger buzz won't be enough, especially not in a world with ultra-cheap netbooks, and an upcoming battle between Google, Microsoft, and probably Apple for everything is the cloud.
In this economy, nor Arrington or Fusion Garage will be able to get investors excited enough to make the big money flow for a techie aspirational device.
Without Apple, or other some other major device release, this thing and Arrington's vision will die on the vine. It's nice to think that the tech community can create a new category on it's own, but it doesn't work in practice. In order to create a new category like a web tablet, you need need F-you money. You have to be able to throw millions at marketing before you see a dime coming in. Blogger buzz won't be enough, especially not in a world with ultra-cheap netbooks, and an upcoming battle between Google, Microsoft, and probably Apple for everything is the cloud.
In this economy, nor Arrington or Fusion Garage will be able to get investors excited enough to make the big money flow for a techie aspirational device.
