Back in July of last year, Michael Arrington of TechCrunch proposed that a “dead simple Web tablet” be built for about $200 so he can surf the Web and do other lightweight tasks like send instant messages and make quick calls with Skype on the go. Fast forward to April 2009 and this concept for a cheap mobile Internet device looks like it’s closer to becoming a reality than most people are willing to think. While some might say that the TechCrunch Tablet (a.k.a. the “CrunchPad”) is nothing but vaporware that will never see the light of day, these photos (along with several others) prove otherwise.

Pictured above is a new prototype of the CrunchPad that touts a 12-inch capacitive screen, Intel Atom processor, a custom WebKit-based browser and pretty much all of the specs that were first considered at the product’s conception. Michael Arrington is careful to note that they are still not ready to launch this device and they can’t put the pin on a price point, but whenever they’re ready, I think we just might see another revolution in the computer industry. Or maybe not. Either way, this seems like an interesting product, and I can’t wait to try it out.

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Fellow Eee PC news site Eee-pc.de has published photos of a side by side comparison of the Eee PC S101H and Eee PC S101. In the photos, the hard drive equipped S101H ends up looking thicker, though it is noted that both netbooks actually have hard drives installed, even the S101 that’s supposed to have an SSD for storage. Some people might view the thickness of the Eee PC S101H as a good thing, thinking it will help the product become more sturdy. But others will value the S101′s sexiness more. Whichever side you take, you might want to check out the rest of the photos in this mini photo shoot. Do so by going to the link below.

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