Sunday, June 13, 2010

Replace JooJoo Linux with Windows 7

Back in July 2008, a US$200 Web-connected slate running on a Linux-based, touch-optimized interface was unveiled as the CrunchPad. Fast forward 1.5 years and a lawsuit later, and CrunchPad has morphed into the US$499 JooJoo tablet.

The finished product, unfortunately released after the Apple iPad hit the market, is a bit underwhelming. For the same price as the iPad, there's a feeling that we're getting something a bit less.

But it seems the a few modders at the JooJoo Forums have found a way to dump the OS and replaced it with Windows 7 and somehow turn the JooJoo into a much better tablet.



With a 12.1 inch, 1366 x 768 pixel display, a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 processor, NVIDIA ION graphics, 1GB of RAM, and a 4GB solid state disk, the JooJoo is essentially a netbook without a keyboard.

Source: Modder installs Windows 7 onto JooJoo tablet, gets touch working (video)