I will buy a crunchpad when it comes out. The concept is great and I think they can knock it out of the park. I will also buy an apple pad if one ever comes out.
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I am interested to buy a simple crunchpad with lesser cost for my use..

"Michael Arrington’s CrunchPad appears in today’s Singapore Straits Times. The Straits Time team apparently interviewed the Fusion Garage chaps last week. In short, the specifications as revealed by ST is as below:"

http://www.crunchpad.com/
Source(s):
http://www.crunchpad.com/

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I would love to test it out before buying it.
I personally have no use for it for simply browsing online, my laptop is only a couple feet away from me, light, has a full keyboard, and well can do everything the crunchpad can (besides being a touchscreen).
On the other hand it would inspire me to pick up a project, home control on a centralized screen.
I would love to stick it to the wall, have it constantly display a dashboard (news, weather, sticky notes, calendar) and then one can use it to interact with objects in the house:
turn the lights on/off
Turn the TV on/off,
fire up some music by activating an applescript on our computer connected to the TV/speakers
VOICE CONTROL.

If I get inspired I will launch myself into this project, time allowing it so I might have to wait until next summer, or else I have no use whatsoever for it, and will not pay 300$ for something just to browse the net considering I have an iphone in my pocket if I am on the go, and or else my laptop is just a few feet away.
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Doubtful, but I do think they're interesting. Once (if) they define their niche in the home, I might consider getting one, but not off the bat. I can think of a handful of uses, such as the ones qdietz listed, but for now, none of them is a must.
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I don't think so. I would buy an Apple touchpad IF it runs OS X. If it is a big iPod Touch, I am not interested in that either. If a device like this is going to be relatively limited in functionality, I would want it to be much smaller. I don't see the point of carrying around a 10-12" device to browse the web and do email. I like Linux, and I'm enough of a gadget freak that I might get one if it is cheap enough and there is some sort of killer app that can convince me, but if it's borderline, I'm passing, Arrington has always struck me as a jerk.
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I find this rather unbelievable.

However if it really does exist, and at that price, I would certainly consider it. Though all Apple would have to do to get me to wait-and-see is announce that they have a similar tablet in the pipeline.

Frankly I don't believe Mike Arrington could beat Apple to the punch for a device like this. How is he going to pull together the resources to design and build such a complex device to such a low price? All I can think is he's got pixies in his garage. :)

Would be delighted to be proved wrong though. :)
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I don't even know what it is. Couldn't afford it anyway. I'm on a fixed budget
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I've been thinking more like this Touchbook with the detachable screen;

http://www.alwaysinnovating.com/home/index.htm

http://www.alwaysinnovating.com/images/gallery_11.png

http://www.alwaysinnovating.com/images/gallery_13.png
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Being a computer technician I always try to buy the latest technology. With the specification undetermined with this device it is hard to say if I would purchase it. I think that with this we can consider a great amount of possibilities. Say that they do decide to add the webcam and speakers to the system. By doing this people will be able to sit anywhere in their home and use the PC. Imagine sitting on the beach and relaxing with your computer right there at your fingertips and while enjoying the cool breeze of the ocean and the shining sun you are on skype talking to your loved ones. Able to walk with your pc along the beach with them enjoy every minute with you. To do a virtual webcam tour with a realtor overseas of your Dream home in Singapore.

Now with the processor speed and the possible lack of upgrades to make the Crunchpad into a gaming machine it would lack in that department, but for people on Mahalo daily that would like to roam and pay bills while still answering questions and asking questions this would be the perfect solution :O)
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