JooJoo
JooJoo was a web tablet from 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, originating in the CrunchPadCrunchPadCrunchPad was a web-tablet development project promoted by Michael Arrington in collaboration with Fusion Garage. After their partnership broke down in 2009, Fusion Garage launched JooJoo, leading to litigation.Open the full entry collaboration with 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. Deliveries began in 2010, with a touchscreen and browser interface for internet access.
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Key facts
2009From CrunchPad to JooJoo
Fusion Garage named its tablet JooJoo after separating from Arrington. Founder Rathakrishnan demonstrated the device in an interview and presented his account of the partnership’s collapse.[1]
March 2010Deliveries begin
After delays, Fusion Garage announced shipments in March 2010, with initial deliveries expected on March 29. The $499 device used a 12.1-inch capacitive touchscreen, Intel Atom processor and NVIDIANVIDIANVIDIA is an American semiconductor and computing technology company that provides graphics processing units, artificial intelligence infrastructure, networking interconnects, and computing software, and is listed on Nasdaq under the ticker NVDA.Open the full entry Ion graphics.[2]
April 2010European sales and software updates
In April, European orders opened at £319 in Britain and €359 in mainland Europe. Fusion Garage acknowledged problems following a pre-launch interface revision and promised software improvements including full-screen HD video.[3]
2012Manufacturer liquidation
Fusion Garage later shifted to the Grid 10 and entered liquidation in early 2012. JooJoo remains a historical product of its early web-tablet business.[4]
Related Organizations, Websites, and Public Accounts
Related people, organizations and products include Michael Arrington, Chandrasekar Rathakrishnan, Fusion Garage, CrunchPad and 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]
Sources
- What Went Wrong With The CrunchPad Partnership (opens in a new window)
- JooJoo Units Shipping on March 29th (opens in a new window)
- JooJoo Gets European Launch; New Software Imminent To Address Early Critique (opens in a new window)
- Fusion Garage Ends The Saga Owing $40 Million to Creditors (opens in a new window)