2007-10-21

The Latest in Cool Gadgets: The Chumby


A low-cost, wifi-enabled information delivery device

  • wi-fi
  • always on
  • personalized widgets
  • cool animations
  • photos + messages
  • games
  • music
  • personal wake up
  • news + weather
  • scores
  • celebrity gossip
  • completely hackable
  • free chumby network

From the FAQ:

The chumby is a compact device that displays useful and entertaining information from the web: news, photos, music, celebrity gossip, weather, box scores, blogs — using your wireless internet connection. Always on, it shows — nonstop — what's online that matters to you

Wi-fi connectivity • access to the free Chumby Network • 3.5" LCD color touchscreen • two external USB 2.0 full-speed ports • 350 MHz ARM processor • 64 MB SDRAM • 64 MB NAND flash ROM • stereo 2W speakers • headphone output • squeeze sensor • accelerometer (motion sensor) • leather casing • AC adapter included

The chumby costs under $200.

via: Shiny Shiny: Chumby: widget wonderland without a computer
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