Editor-in-Chief John Biggs of CrunchGear confirmed that the delay of the CrunchPad is attributed to bugs on the device. That’s not too surprising, we’ve pretty much figured that out by now.

The most surprising element of the post, titled “The coming tablet wars”,  is the following from Biggs:

Expect the CrunchPad to be a excellent device for blogging – that’s what Mike made it for – and for web apps. Don’t expect much in the way of media.

Looks like he’s spending too much time writing on CrunchGear and not enough time reading TechCrunch. Back in April when pictures of the second last prototype were released, Michael Arrington said the exact opposite:

The key uses: Internet consumption. The virtual keyboard will make data entry a pain other than for entering credentials, quick searches and maybe light emails. This machine isn’t for data entry. But it is for reading emails and the news, watching videos on Hulu, YouTube, etc., listening to streaming music on MySpace Music and imeem, and doing video chat via tokbox.

Maybe the goal and the target market for the CrunchPad have changed since developers realized they won’t be able to design a 12″ media device for $300. Or maybe Biggs, a gadget enthusiast, has high expectations in terms of HD video output and HDMI jacks.

One thing is certain: you can’t expect a tablet to be your blogging device of choice.  Not only is it touchscreen which most people hate typing on for extended periods of time, but the form factor doesn’t allow you to type on it for a while since you’ll be holding it with two hands. Try doing that for 30 minutes for a blog post.