# Tuesday, March 18, 2008

I want at Chumby

Okay, I'm trying to to gush here cause my wife only emailed me this about 30 minutes ago and I'm in love.  I'm sure she saw the appeal from a lot of angles, not the least of which is I use my cell phone as an alarm clock and it has an annoying alarm sound. What I'm gaga for is the Chumby and I've really on begun to investigate.

latte_cup_chumby

I'm not going to last the week without ordering one.  Here is what Small Space Living (where my wife found it) has to say about it:

Chumby is tricky device to classify. There are not many other devices that have the multifunction of Chumby.
Chumby is a small Wi-Fi compatible device with a 3.5 inch touch screen and a soft leather case. The Chumby is intended to replace your clock radio. But to call it a clock or radio would be so short sighted. It can be loaded with a number of widgets — the list grows daily.
There is no end to the multifunction goodness of Chumby. The Chumby can be a clock or an internet radio. It can track EBay auctions or display photos form your Flicker account.
The device sells for $179, which is the hardware break-even point for the manufacturers. It’s an unusual thing for a manufacturer to sell a product for no profit, but the intention is to make money by selling advertising on the Chumby units.
Chumby could fit well into your small space life — it’s little and has a multitude of uses.

I've created a virtual Chumby here to get a animated look see. But you really should click through and see what their site shows about this little sucker.

 

Just FYI, I have no association or relationship what so-ever with the Chumby, I'm just loving the concept

Tuesday, March 18, 2008 4:56:27 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
#    Comments [4] |
Tuesday, March 18, 2008 8:09:18 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Now are you going to write your subway alert widget? It would be perfect for Chumby.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008 8:16:51 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Ok, we're in. We've been dreaming of a Wi-Fi alarm clock for a couple of years now. Steve wants it because it's open source and he wants to hack it. I want it because we get lousy NPR reception at the house. And I think I want to hack it too.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008 8:33:20 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
i just bought one, it's sitting in my house awaiting my return to hook up, play and enjoy! a guy i know has one and he said it's great! i can't wait.. :-D
ben
Wednesday, March 19, 2008 7:54:03 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
It is done, I ordered one. I didn't even make it a day.
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