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TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington’s CrunchPad device continues to inch toward reality. Pictures of Prototype C, which is the device we’re actually demo’ing to people now, are here. The case will be aluminum, which is more expensive than plastic but is sturdier and lets us shave a little more off the overall thickness of the device.

TechCrunch has refined the design of its CrunchPad concept tablet, with a launch prototype that adds a flush display. We’ve been working hard behind the scenes on the CrunchPad since our last update in April, and have just about nailed down the final design for the device. The latest version of the CrunchPad has a case that’s just 18mm or about 0.7 inches thick, and which sits flush with the display, unlike earlier prototypes which were thicker and made of plastic.