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Re:The End Of The CrunchPad by bumblebird on Monday November 30, 2009 @04:24PM (#968721)
Makes the award "10 Most Brilliant Products of 2009: Techcrunch Crunchpad Tablet" just that little bit more ridiculous.

http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/upgrade/4332415.h...

Re:The End Of The CrunchPad by mixmax on Monday November 30, 2009 @08:41PM (#969072)
It adds significantly to their credibility that they appended this to the article:

Update: On Nov. 30, 2009, CrunchPad’s Michael Arrington announced that the product introduction was being canceled, owing to a business dispute. By giving an award to a prototype, PM took a risk: that a promising product created by a smart group of people might fail to be realized. In this case, it seems, we were a bit too quick to act on our enthusiasm for an innovative idea. While this product is not coming to market, Popular Mechanics anticipates that tablet-style devices for consuming media will represent an important trend in the coming year.

Re:The End Of The CrunchPad by bumblebird on Tuesday December 01, 2009 @06:38AM (#969581)
I think in the future they should probably only award prizes to things that actually exist, on sale.