CrunchPad
CrunchPad was a web-tablet development project promoted by Michael ArringtonMichael ArringtonMichael Arrington is an American entrepreneur and investor who founded the technology publication TechCrunch in 2005, created Crunchbase in 2007, sold TechCrunch to AOL in 2010, and went on to found CrunchFund and the crypto-asset investment firm Arrington Capital.Open the full entry in collaboration with Fusion GarageFusion GarageFusion Garage was a Singapore technology company founded by Chandrasekar Rathakrishnan. It worked with Michael Arrington on CrunchPad, subsequently released the JooJoo and Grid 10 tablets, and entered liquidation in 2012.Open the full entry. After their partnership broke down in 2009, Fusion Garage launched JooJooJooJooJooJoo was a web tablet from Fusion Garage, originating in the CrunchPad collaboration with Michael Arrington. Deliveries began in 2010, with a touchscreen and browser interface for internet access.Open the full entry, leading to litigation.
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Key facts
2008Browser-centered tablet concept
CrunchPad envisioned a touch device for browsing the web comfortably, including from a sofa. Fusion Garage contributed software and product development while Arrington promoted the project through TechCrunchTechCrunchTechCrunch is an American technology news outlet founded in 2005 by Michael Arrington and Keith Teare and headquartered in San Francisco; it mainly covers technology companies, startups, and venture capital, and hosts events such as TechCrunch Disrupt. Its ownership passed successively through AOL, Verizon, and Yahoo, and in 2025 Regent announced its acquisition.Open the full entry.[1]
2009Disputed business arrangements
TechCrunch, CrunchPad Inc. and Fusion Garage disputed the collaboration and allocation of rights. The partnership ended before a joint commercial launch, and Fusion Garage continued with the JooJoo brand.[2]
December 2009Federal litigation
TechCrunch and CrunchPad Inc. sued Fusion Garage in the US District Court for the Northern District of California. A 2010 joint case-management filing recorded the parties’ competing factual and legal positions.[2]
March 2012Default-judgment application
Following Fusion Garage’s liquidation, the plaintiffs applied for default judgment on March 23, 2012, seeking approximately $10.16 million. The filing is a damages request, not proof of an award or recovery.[3]
Related Organizations, Websites, and Public Accounts
Related entities include Michael Arrington, TechCrunch, Fusion Garage and JooJoo. CrunchPad was the collaborative development project; JooJoo was the separately branded commercial product.[2]