After watching the unboxing (it's not THAT bad, give the guy a break), this device looks like cell phone internet on a slightly bigger screen. I can understand why someone would like to be connected 24/7; but connected to random 1 paragraph news stories, random youtube videos, etc? Seems frustrating.
Actually, I'm one of the beta testers and the device is more useful that you might assume. Many of the settings can be changed from the device itself.
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.
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After watching the unboxing (it's not THAT bad, give the guy a break), this device looks like cell phone internet on a slightly bigger screen. I can understand why someone would like to be connected 24/7; but connected to random 1 paragraph news stories, random youtube videos, etc? Seems frustrating.
Actually, I'm one of the beta testers and the device is more useful that you might assume. Many of the settings can be changed from the device itself.
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.