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