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During the last financial call, Apple executives hinted at a higher than usual cost for air freight charges.  Immediately, the Internet was buzzing for what it could be for.  Added to the mix was that Apple said it was not for the iPhone. What can it be?  the iMac?  It is the most recent prodct Apple refreshed that's out on the market.  And it seems like supplies should be more than adequate for the other items in Apple's product line.  No issues with the iPods. It seems the Macbooks are selling well but also no reports or hints of tight supplies at the store. For Black Friday, foot traffic in the Apple stores were lighter than last year but sales online were up by a large margin.  So, things seem alright with having enough stock to sell for this quarter. Still, we're still left wondering what specific Apple product is impacting the shipping cost.  It's nearly the middle of December so nothing new is about to come on to the market from Ap...

Today, former Crunchpad, now called Joojoo, is unveiled.  And it won't be available for another 8-11 weeks, according the a news event unveiled and covered by Engadget reported.  It's no longer called the Crunchpad because of a legal dispute between Michael Arrington who first came up with the vision to develop a $200 Internet pad and Fusion Garage who Arrington picked to partner with.  If you want the gory legal details, you'll have to find it yourself.  It's interesting but ultimately, not worth knowing about. Here are the specs the Joojoo unveiled by Chandra Rathakrishnan of Fusion Garage : Intel Atom Chip 12" Touchscreen HD movies 4GB storage Wi-Fi only - 3G access in the future is possible Accelerometer 5 hours of battery life - I am guessing it's less.  More like 4 hours.  My Macbook does better.   2.5 pounds.  Heavy for a tablet. Simple and straight-forward.  Almost downright boring.  Now, here are what I expect Apple'...