JooJoo Tablet Gets Redesigned Interface
JooJoo Tablet Gets Redesigned Interface
Posted 03/11/2010 at 4:53pm
| by Ryan Whitwam
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The JooJoo has gone through some changes since it ceased to be the CrunchPad when the partnership of Arrington and Fusion Garage broke down. Among those changes is a new home screen UI and improved virtual keyboard. There’s also expanded codec support for playing local media.
The old home screen was sort of a disaster. The background was a solid color and the icons were black tiles with various website logos in them. Then there was the confusing pinch to go back gesture. The new set up is much improved with high resolution user customizable backgrounds and much more attractive icons. The pinch gesture has been replaced with a more intuitive swipe.
The new keyboard can be used in a smaller one-handed mode that can be moved around the screen, or in full screen mode. It also fully supports multitouch complete with chording (registering multiple simultaneous presses). We’re also hearing you can plug in mass storage and play almost any video format under the sun including AVI, DivX/XviD, MKV, MPEG-4, and MOV. The JooJoo is set to ship later this month. At $499 it’s priced the same as the low end iPad. Is anyone planning to pick one up?
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SillyElf74
March 11, 2010 at 11:42pm
The improvements mentioned are welcomed for sure, but as much as I like the "idea" of the Joojoo, the overall hardware flaws still make this a non purchase for me. Who want to travel around with an external HDD to play media? not me! Add a bigger HDD to the Joojoo and add better wi-fi (no "N", really? why?) and maybe this could be a contender.
DJSPIN80
March 12, 2010 at 10:09am
Because N is still in draft. Traveling with an external HDD may seem inconvenient, but if it keeps the weight (and, possibly, price) of the JooJoo small then I don't mind the minor inconvenience. It will also help save some battery life, as there are no spinning platters and SSD's just too pricey.
Though, what I would want (not sure if they included it) is an expansion slot. If could use my own SSD/CF card on it, that would definitely be more beneficial.
An P
March 11, 2010 at 10:39pm
I like to buy a tablet, just not sure what will be available... a lot of buz but not details on specs.
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