Mar 20 2008
Meet the Chumby
The Chumby is what I would describe as a tabletop Wi-Fi gadget. The Chumby features:
- Catch the latest news headlines, sports, weather, stock prices.
- Play iPod® mp3 and m4a files through built in speakers. Charge it too. (Not currently compatible with Apple iPhone, iPod Touch or 6th generation iPods.)
- Enjoy your Flickr and Facebook photos as a digital picture frame.
- Stay updated on new Netflix releases or view your movie queue.
- Make and share e-greetings, photo mash-ups, goofy animations.
- Wake up to the multi-tone alarm clock.
- Track any eBay auction or Craigslist items.
- Monitor incoming email on any POP3 account.
In other words, the Chumby is the perfect gift for the person who has everything, or your favorite gadget geek.
The Chumby retails for $179.95.
Hmm, I wonder why it doesn’t work with the 6th generation iPod. Curious. I like the idea of email or Craigslist, but I know I won’t pay almost 200 bucks for something that just does “cool” things. It seems like an interesting idea though.
I was thinking I had read about the chumby here, but thought I must be thinking incorrectly when it showed up in LinuxJournal. I thought you only liked Microsoft?
Well, I am not sure if I like it or not - I just found it interesting. I think I would have to get my hands on one to decide.
I am not anti-Linux, I am anti-apple. I think I am fairly unfamiliar with Linux, so I can’t be sure. I am however, fairly uninterested in Linux because of satisfaction with Microsoft.
At least Linux does not rip people off like apple tends to do.