<s>
The	O
JooJoo	B-Application
was	O
a	O
Linux-based	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Singapore	O
development	O
studio	O
Fusion	B-Application
Garage	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
Fusion	B-Application
Garage	I-Application
was	O
working	O
with	O
Michael	O
Arrington	O
to	O
release	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
CrunchPad	B-Application
,	O
but	O
in	O
November	O
2009	O
Fusion	B-Application
Garage	I-Application
informed	O
Arrington	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
selling	O
the	O
product	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arrington	O
has	O
responded	O
by	O
filing	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
against	O
Fusion	B-Application
Garage	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CrunchPad	B-Application
project	O
was	O
started	O
by	O
Michael	O
Arrington	O
in	O
July	O
2008	O
,	O
initially	O
aiming	O
for	O
a	O
US$200	O
tablet	B-Device
,	O
and	O
showed	O
a	O
first	O
prototype	O
(	O
Prototype	O
A	O
)	O
a	O
month	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
2009	O
,	O
working	O
Prototype	O
B	O
was	O
introduced	O
by	O
the	O
TechCrunch	O
team	O
led	O
by	O
Louis	O
Monier	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
12inch	O
LCD	O
screen	O
,	O
a	O
VIA	B-Device
Nano	I-Device
CPU	O
,	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
Linux	I-Operating_System
and	O
a	O
custom	O
Webkit-based	O
browser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
was	O
rapidly	B-Device
prototyped	I-Device
by	O
Dynacept	O
and	O
a	O
customized	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
distribution	I-Operating_System
was	O
compiled	O
by	O
Fusion	B-Application
Garage	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
announcing	O
Prototype	O
B	O
,	O
there	O
arose	O
a	O
desire	O
for	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
to	O
come	O
into	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Louis	O
Monier	O
worked	O
closely	O
with	O
Fusion	B-Application
Garage	I-Application
as	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
lead	O
designer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Michael	O
Arrington	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
hardware	O
,	O
software	O
and	O
industrial	O
design	O
improvements	O
seen	O
in	O
Prototype	O
C	O
were	O
all	O
driven	O
by	O
Fusion	B-Application
Garage	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
...	O
one	O
thing	O
I	O
’ve	O
learned	O
about	O
hardware	O
in	O
the	O
last	O
year	O
is	O
that	O
you	O
need	O
partners	O
to	O
actually	O
make	O
things	O
happen	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
credit	O
for	O
what	O
we	O
saw	O
today	O
goes	O
entirely	O
to	O
the	O
Fusion	B-Application
Garage	I-Application
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
November	O
17	O
,	O
2009	O
-	O
Fusion	B-Application
Garage	I-Application
CEO	O
Chandra	O
Rathakrishnan	O
emails	O
Techcrunch	O
,	O
and	O
informs	O
them	O
"	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
blue	O
"	O
that	O
Fusion	B-Application
Garage	I-Application
's	O
investors	O
want	O
to	O
pull	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
partnership	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
under	O
the	O
impression	O
that	O
Techcrunch	O
does	O
not	O
own	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
simply	O
helping	O
advertise	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2009	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
Arrington	O
founded	O
a	O
company	O
of	O
14	O
employees	O
around	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
(	O
Crunchpad	B-Application
Inc	O
.	O
)	O
in	O
Singapore	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
public	O
presentation	O
of	O
a	O
finished	O
product	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
late	O
September	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
publicity	O
on	O
the	O
CrunchPad	B-Application
led	O
Dan	O
Frommer	O
of	O
The	O
Business	O
Insider	O
to	O
ask	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
article	O
headline	O
,	O
"	O
Where	O
's	O
The	O
CrunchPad	B-Application
?	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
were	O
rumored	O
to	O
be	O
working	O
on	O
new	O
tablet	B-Device
computers	I-Device
,	O
receiving	O
more	O
media	O
coverage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
organizations	O
questioned	O
the	O
appropriateness	O
of	O
the	O
award	O
as	O
the	O
CrunchPad	B-Application
was	O
not	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
at	O
publication	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
15	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
JooJoo	B-Application
and	O
a	O
new	O
smartphone	O
were	O
announced	O
after	O
a	O
made-up	O
company	O
"	O
TabCo	O
"	O
unveiled	O
it	O
was	O
,	O
in	O
fact	O
,	O
Fusion	B-Application
Garage	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
announcement	O
included	O
a	O
tablet	B-Device
and	O
smartphone	O
named	O
the	O
Grid	O
10	O
(	O
10.1	O
inch	O
tablet	B-Device
)	O
and	O
The	O
Grid	O
4	O
(	O
4	O
inch	O
smartphone	O
)	O
,	O
both	O
running	O
GridOS	O
,	O
a	O
fork	O
of	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
We	O
Want	O
A	O
Dead	O
Simple	O
Web	B-Device
Tablet	I-Device
For	O
$200	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
30	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Michael	O
Arrington	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
CrunchPad	B-Application
project	O
was	O
dead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
days	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
planned	O
debut	O
,	O
Fusion	B-Application
Garage	I-Application
CEO	O
Chandra	O
Rathakrishnan	O
had	O
informed	O
him	O
Fusion	B-Application
Garage	I-Application
would	O
be	O
proceeding	O
to	O
sell	O
the	O
pad	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
his	O
side	O
"	O
will	O
almost	O
certainly	O
be	O
filing	O
multiple	O
lawsuits	O
against	O
Fusion	B-Application
Garage	I-Application
,	O
and	O
possibly	O
Chandra	O
and	O
his	O
shareholders	O
as	O
individuals	O
,	O
shortly	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
7	O
,	O
2009	O
-	O
Fusion	B-Application
Garage	I-Application
CEO	O
Chandra	O
Rathakrishnan	O
announced	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
releasing	O
what	O
had	O
been	O
developed	O
as	O
the	O
CrunchPad	B-Application
and	O
which	O
he	O
is	O
now	O
calling	O
the	O
"	O
JooJoo	B-Application
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
will	O
be	O
available	O
for	O
pre-sale	O
December	O
11	O
,	O
2009	O
for	O
$499	O
USD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
10	O
,	O
2009	O
Michael	O
Arrington/Techcrunch	O
filed	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
against	O
Fusion	B-Application
Garage	I-Application
in	O
Federal	O
court	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
1	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Fusion	B-Application
Garage	I-Application
CEO	O
Chandrasekar	O
Rathakrishnan	O
announced	O
that	O
JooJoo	B-Application
pre-orders	O
had	O
increased	O
following	O
the	O
debut	O
of	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
,	O
and	O
that	O
additional	O
funding	O
of	O
$10	O
million	O
had	O
been	O
obtained	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
announced	O
that	O
Fusion	B-Application
Garage	I-Application
was	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
forming	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
a	O
mobile	O
phone	O
manufacturer	O
that	O
would	O
handle	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
3	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Fusion	B-Application
Garage	I-Application
announced	O
that	O
the	O
manufacturing	O
of	O
JooJoo	B-Application
tablets	B-Device
had	O
begun	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
agreement	O
with	O
CSL	O
Group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
exchange	O
for	O
absorbing	O
manufacturing	O
costs	O
of	O
the	O
JooJoo	B-Application
,	O
CSL	O
Group	O
would	O
take	O
a	O
percentage	O
of	O
profits	O
from	O
the	O
sale	O
of	O
the	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CEO	O
Chandrasekar	O
Rathakrishnan	O
stated	O
that	O
JooJoo	B-Application
shipments	O
would	O
reach	O
customers	O
by	O
late	O
February	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
device	O
would	O
support	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
at	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
26	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Fusion	B-Application
Garage	I-Application
announced	O
a	O
manufacturing	O
delay	O
of	O
the	O
JooJoo	B-Application
tablet	B-Device
,	O
citing	O
an	O
issue	O
fine	O
tuning	O
the	O
touch	O
sensitivity	O
of	O
the	O
capacitive	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
JooJoo	B-Application
tablets	B-Device
are	O
now	O
to	O
ship	O
out	O
on	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
pre-order	O
customers	O
are	O
to	O
be	O
provided	O
with	O
a	O
free	O
accessory	O
to	O
compensate	O
for	O
the	O
delay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
11	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Fusion	B-Application
Garage	I-Application
announced	O
that	O
Joojoo	B-Application
tablet	B-Device
at	O
its	O
current	O
iteration	O
is	O
at	O
“	O
its	O
end	O
of	O
life	O
”	O
and	O
the	O
company	O
will	O
be	O
exploring	O
several	O
new	O
platforms	O
that	O
will	O
not	O
have	O
backward	O
compatibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
19	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
rumors	O
said	O
that	O
Fusion	B-Application
Garage	I-Application
will	O
discontinue	O
business	O
and	O
may	O
be	O
bankrupt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
9	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Fusion	B-Application
Garage	I-Application
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
had	O
gone	O
into	O
liquidation	O
owing	O
creditors	O
$40	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
30	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Arrington	O
said	O
the	O
CrunchPad	B-Application
project	O
had	O
ended	O
in	O
disagreement	O
between	O
himself	O
and	O
Fusion	B-Application
Garage	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
7	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Fusion	B-Application
Garage	I-Application
CEO	O
Chandra	O
Rathakrishnan	O
said	O
his	O
company	O
would	O
release	O
the	O
CrunchPad	B-Application
as	O
the	O
JooJoo	B-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
customers	O
could	O
preorder	O
it	O
on	O
December	O
11	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
for	O
499	O
USD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
10	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Arrington	O
and	O
Techcrunch	O
filed	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
against	O
Fusion	B-Application
Garage	I-Application
in	O
U.S.	O
federal	O
court	O
,	O
accusing	O
the	O
firm	O
of	O
fraud	O
and	O
deceit	O
,	O
misappropriation	O
of	O
business	O
ideas	O
,	O
breach	O
of	O
fiduciary	O
duty	O
,	O
unfair	O
competition	O
,	O
and	O
violations	O
of	O
the	O
Lanham	O
Act	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
30	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
lawsuit	O
revealed	O
that	O
only	O
90	O
pre-orders	O
for	O
the	O
JooJoo	B-Application
had	O
been	O
placed	O
before	O
it	O
began	O
shipping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kernel	B-Operating_System
hacker	O
Matthew	O
Garrett	O
filed	O
a	O
complaint	O
with	O
US	O
Customs	O
and	O
Border	O
Protection	O
against	O
Fusion	B-Application
Garage	I-Application
for	O
copyright	O
infringement	O
,	O
since	O
the	O
company	O
shipped	O
GPL	B-License
software	O
without	O
making	O
the	O
required	O
offer	O
of	O
source	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
issue	O
was	O
resolved	O
in	O
January	O
2011	O
when	O
Fusion	B-Application
Garage	I-Application
started	O
providing	O
the	O
required	O
source	O
code	O
at	O
their	O
web	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
