http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/12/retail-chumby-gets-previewed-unboxed-on-video/ Engadget Comments for Retail Chumby gets previewed, unboxed on video http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/12/retail-chumby-gets-previewed-unboxed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/12/retail-chumby-gets-previewed-unboxed-on-video/Aug 12th 2007 5:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/12/retail-chumby-gets-previewed-unboxed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/12/retail-chumby-gets-previewed-unboxed-on-video/Aug 12th 2007 6:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/12/retail-chumby-gets-previewed-unboxed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/12/retail-chumby-gets-previewed-unboxed-on-video/Aug 12th 2007 6:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/12/retail-chumby-gets-previewed-unboxed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/12/retail-chumby-gets-previewed-unboxed-on-video/Aug 12th 2007 6:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/12/retail-chumby-gets-previewed-unboxed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/12/retail-chumby-gets-previewed-unboxed-on-video/Aug 12th 2007 7:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/12/retail-chumby-gets-previewed-unboxed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/12/retail-chumby-gets-previewed-unboxed-on-video/Aug 12th 2007 10:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/12/retail-chumby-gets-previewed-unboxed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/12/retail-chumby-gets-previewed-unboxed-on-video/
If it does work well as an iPod enabled alarm clock I could certainly find a place for it.]]>Aug 12th 2007 5:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/12/retail-chumby-gets-previewed-unboxed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/12/retail-chumby-gets-previewed-unboxed-on-video/Aug 12th 2007 7:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/12/retail-chumby-gets-previewed-unboxed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/12/retail-chumby-gets-previewed-unboxed-on-video/It's a fully customizable device that can display pretty much anything you'd like via widgets. Neat stuff.

Read a little more here.
http://www.chumby.com/story
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@ScreamingLamb: I'm skeptical too but in our current, fickle society who knows what will catch on with the 'masses'. Hope you don't treat this as spam, but if you are interested, check out http://www.parislemon.com/ for updates and reviews of chumby over the next few days.]]>Aug 12th 2007 8:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/12/retail-chumby-gets-previewed-unboxed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/12/retail-chumby-gets-previewed-unboxed-on-video/
Moreover, the device looks interesting. Yeah - toylike, but it may fit a need for people that want to browse a bit of content casually in their living room or patio or whatever.

Most people didn't think much of the original iPod either, and it was just as 'niche' as this device.]]>Aug 12th 2007 8:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/12/retail-chumby-gets-previewed-unboxed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/12/retail-chumby-gets-previewed-unboxed-on-video/
All that trouble to clear off the kitchen table for some photos and they STILL couldn't wipe the smudges off of the stupid thing.

Way to show the product off there, Edward Vaseline Hands!]]>Aug 12th 2007 8:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/12/retail-chumby-gets-previewed-unboxed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/12/retail-chumby-gets-previewed-unboxed-on-video/come down that high ladder ghee ^^]]>Aug 12th 2007 12:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/12/retail-chumby-gets-previewed-unboxed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/12/retail-chumby-gets-previewed-unboxed-on-video/Aug 12th 2007 11:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/12/retail-chumby-gets-previewed-unboxed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/12/retail-chumby-gets-previewed-unboxed-on-video/Aug 12th 2007 1:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/12/retail-chumby-gets-previewed-unboxed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/12/retail-chumby-gets-previewed-unboxed-on-video/
can you interact with any web page or is it all done from the Chumby.com website.

I think it would be a little frustrating to have to log in to their site every time you want to change some setting on the Chumby.

By the way guys - this thing is open so anyone can design Widgets for it - and it's supposedly priced under $200!!]]>Aug 12th 2007 1:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/12/retail-chumby-gets-previewed-unboxed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/12/retail-chumby-gets-previewed-unboxed-on-video/Aug 12th 2007 3:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/12/retail-chumby-gets-previewed-unboxed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/12/retail-chumby-gets-previewed-unboxed-on-video/I... talk... like... caveman...

It was so hard listening to that guy try to talk.]]>Aug 12th 2007 3:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/12/retail-chumby-gets-previewed-unboxed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/12/retail-chumby-gets-previewed-unboxed-on-video/Aug 13th 2007 1:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/12/retail-chumby-gets-previewed-unboxed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/12/retail-chumby-gets-previewed-unboxed-on-video/
Reviews, yes. Unboxings, eat shit and die.]]>Aug 12th 2007 9:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/12/retail-chumby-gets-previewed-unboxed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/12/retail-chumby-gets-previewed-unboxed-on-video/Aug 13th 2007 10:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/12/retail-chumby-gets-previewed-unboxed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/12/retail-chumby-gets-previewed-unboxed-on-video/
The most useful widget for me is the "My EBay" monitor which allows me to keep track of the status of my auctions without logging on.

As this gets out into the world, I think you'll see some really creative uses such as low-cost network traffic monitoring, real-time stocks, smart-home management ... really anything that can send data over the net can be a source for the Chumby.

Ah, one more thing, it's Linux-based so you can hook in via a secure shell and talk right to the OS. That makes it better than 90% of the devices out there right now.]]>Aug 13th 2007 1:28PM