Comments on: TechCrunch shows off prototype CrunchPad tablet

It's far from being on store shelves, but some additional details and photos of the CrunchPad, a mobile computing device as envisioned by TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington, have been released.

[fleurya]

Sounds good to me. I was actually just thinking about a product like this the other day. I like to sit on the couch and surf the web while watching TV or something, but I really don't like lugging around my rather heavy and heated laptop. I have an iPhone, but it's really not the best web surfing experience on that little screen. I was thinking of something along the lines of a dummy terminal/touch screen concept. This seems pretty close to what I had in mind.

But a "dummy terminal" concept doesn't even need an OS, just a touch screen that can connect wirelessly with another computer. Wouldn't that be cheaper and better?

[askj113]

I love it. I've been following the project on and off for half a year now, and I'm excited they're actually going through with it. I can't tell you how often I'm sitting on the couch or in my house and don't want to use a big laptop that has to wake up from sleep or be turned on. I'm looking forward to this

[forever4now]

This could be a very versatile device, if a bluetooth keyboard & mouse can be paired with it.