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Joojoo, a tablet manufactured by CSL group is now shipped to Singapore, Japan and European countries. Ironically, although it is manufactured by Malaysia company (but I’ve no idea where the facility is), it is not available over here. I always wondering about this… So you know how to get Joojoo if you lived in Malaysia (and of course if you’re interested), get your relatives or friend in Singapore to buy it on behalf of you.
Joojoo, a tablet developed by Garage Fusion and manufactured by CSL has safely received by Engadageters and reviewed by them couple of days ago. The verdict? Not too impressive.. and furthermore they have reviewed iPad before that and you all know that iPad have set the bar of what table/slate should be in future.
But not all is bad about Joojoo. The nice things from Joojoo is the responsiveness of it’s 1366 x 768, capacitive 12-inch display. That produce nice browsing experience as what it is intend to, although there is slight issue with aspect ration, viewing angle and the menu bar. Apart from that, 7 seconds boot time, and Wifi connectivity and speed is what Joojoo should be credited for.
Flash. Yes Joojoo does support Flash, but the software to support that is not yet ready. Youtube can still be viewed with some hack technique implemented in Joojoo. Having seen this other part of the OS, the reviewer is correct when he describe it as half-baked OS. In testing some features, Joojoo has to be rebooted couple of times as well before it works properly. It’s pity that Joojoo still has this kind of small problem that it should overcome earlier.
I’m cheering when Joojoo comes with USB port, but apparently the only function for the USB port is for damn charging only, due to the fact that Joojoo is fully browser based OS. Many expecting the USB could be use for transferring data but that’s not gonna happen.
Battery is another Joojoo weak point, where it can last only 2.5 hours in full use. That’s far from 10.5 hours tested on iPad. Joojoo also get warmer as you use longer that the reviewer conclude is due to the Intel Atom and NVidia Ion chip. It’s gonna tough to fix weakness point due to hardware issue.
Expecting Joojoo to have the same level of excitement as iPad proven to be wrong, but having seen Joojoo as the second tablet/slate that manage to get into production is still quite achievement. Full review.
The saga between Techcrunch’s Mike Arrington with Fusion Garage on CrunchPad, which is now known as Joojoo, apparently doesn’t stop Fusion Garage from pushing the tablet to mass production. Yesterday, Fusion Garage struck the deal with CSL Group (if you’re Malaysian, I’m pretty sure you have heard their brand before) to invest and manufacture JooJoo tablet. In return CSL Group will receive small percentage of income from the tablet sold all over the world.
The deal is significant for both companies in this very competitive market when major computer manufactures will soon jumping to this segment as well. For Fusion Garage, this is ending the speculation whether the Joojoo will actually going to mass production. It also realize their (and Mr Arrington as well) vision to have portable device with competitive price (initially targeted below $300) purely for greater web browsing experience.
For CSL Group, the decision can be seen as killing the bird with one stone. Looking back at the attention that the world has on Joojoo with coverage on renown blogs such as Engadget, Wired and Gizmodo, the deal has giving them free publicity about their company.
The most important part is the exposure to the world of technology behind the tablet. CSL Group only manufacture netbook so far, but now with Joojoo, they will have an additional product on their portpolio, a tablet, next gen product that everybody is taking nowadays.
For both companies, if Joojoo destined to be super hit gadget, multi millions profit will surely boost their image and earning, and probably we will see Joojoo 2nd gen and onward.
The success of this partnership will be tested when Joojoo’s first mass produced tablet come out by end February. The price is going to be determine success factor, especially Apple iPad has set the bar when it’s cheapest iPad priced at $499, same as Joojoo . Other than that, the quality, usability and support that Joojoo and CSL going to offer or from their partners will be crucial especially the main market is going to be the US.
The table is now open for pre-order from the US only at the moment and will be shipped in 8-10 weeks
