[Update: We covered Fusion Garage and its JooJoo tablet in greater detail in the papers today.]

(Screenshot of the JooJoo taken from its website)

We've covered the JooJoo tablet computer on this blog since its infancy (as the tablet formerly known as the CrunchPad). With revived interest in tablet computers thanks to Apple's recent announcement of the iPad and new developments in the lawsuit it is currently embroiled in, the JooJoo is no stranger to the limelight. Yesterday, we had a chance to tinker around with a pre-production unit and had a chat with Fusion Garage’s founder and chief executive, Mr Chandrasekar Rathakrishnan. Fusion Garage has just announced a deal with the CSL Group of Malaysia, a mobile device manufacturer and distribution company, which will see the JooJoo move to full production, with initial shipments reaching US customers by the end of this month. According to its chief executive, the device might land in Singapore by the middle of the year. More on this breaking story soon enough. First, here's a demo of the JooJoo given by Mr Chandrasekar: