Tech blog titan Michael Arrington’s next big thing: Hardware
In four years, Michael Arrington has gone from knowing relatively little about the Internet or journalism to presiding over the hugely popular, influential and profitable Palo Alto-based TechCrunch network of blogs.
Now, Arrington appears to be on the verge of entering the computer hardware business, promising big news this month about a product he has been developing with reader input called the “CrunchPad,” a touch-screen tablet designed for web surfing, video chat and light email use.
“We’re going to make some really big announcements,” said Arrington, who predicted a prototype would be ready for unveiling by the end of July. “We’re full on. These prototypes are real.”
Arrington started work on the Crunchpad after meeting an expert in electronics manufacturing in China, and these days he estimates the project commands three-quarters of his time.
“There’s factories that just churn stuff out. It’s pretty simple,” said Arrington, who has incorporated a separate company called Crunchpad Inc. that has 14 employees in Singapore.
Whether selling the Crunchpad will be easy remains to be seen, but Arrington has already made it seem fairly straightforward to create a growing media empire.
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