Even when the iPad goes on sale April 3, however, the JooJoo could have some appeal.
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We appreciate that JooJoo is trying to provide a straight pixel-accurate representation of web sites, but they could've picked a better screen ratio to do it.
While products such as the 12-inch JooJoo and 14-inch Kno textbook reader had brief or aborted marketplace entries, perhaps we'll even see Android tablets larger than 10-inches.
Monday, March 29 was supposed to be a happy day for Fusion Garage -- that's when the first JooJoo tablet pre-orders were scheduled to greet customers.
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And unlike the iPad, the Joojoo can display Flash content.
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Full specs and a comparison to its direct competitors await after the break, though we've yet to find out when this JooJoo killer will be making its arrival or at what price.
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If you've set a JooJoo on an exercise bike rack to watch some video or placed the iPad in Apple's keyboard dock to compose some extended text, then a pound won't make much of a difference.
At times our swipes worked perfectly, but if the JooJoo is preoccupied or feeling grumpy, the gesture goes unheeded, or a mistaken tap or second tap takes us back or to the home screen, since so much is packed into such a small area.
We're also told that the 90 preorder number is low and the court documents are inaccurate because the company's relationship with PayPal was terminated over those issues with the terms of sale -- but the JooJoo website still lists PayPal as the only payment option.
ENGADGET: More bad juju for JooJoo: shipping delays, pre-sale questions
Now, Fusion Garage tells us that JooJoo units are actually in Los Angeles, where they've just been released from a paperwork-related customs delay, and that the "absolute worst case" is that they'll arrive to customers via overnight shipping on April 2nd, although FG is hoping for the 1st.
ENGADGET: More bad juju for JooJoo: shipping delays, pre-sale questions
How or why it's being dredged up now is somewhat curious, if you're into that sort of conspiracy vibe, but we'd say the more interesting question is whether Fusion Garage actually gets the JooJoo to customers -- and whether or not it's good enough to erase the uniquely contentious circumstances of its birth.
ENGADGET: More bad juju for JooJoo: shipping delays, pre-sale questions
Oh, and just in case this whole saga wasn't sordid enough already, the "leaked document" making all these waves today is actually a statement by TechCrunch's lawyer made in support of a motion to enjoin Fusion Garage from selling the JooJoo, and it's been publicly available since February 22, when it was first filed -- you can check the whole thing in the PDF below.
ENGADGET: More bad juju for JooJoo: shipping delays, pre-sale questions
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