http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/chumby-widgets-coming-to-connected-hdtvs-blu-ray-players-and-st/ Engadget Comments for Chumby widgets coming to connected HDTVs, Blu-ray players and STBs 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/2009/02/23/chumby-widgets-coming-to-connected-hdtvs-blu-ray-players-and-st/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/chumby-widgets-coming-to-connected-hdtvs-blu-ray-players-and-st/
yes, i can afford it but im just not sure which would one id be better off with... especially seeing how long it took for the 1st touch pro to get here.

just thought id ask all the genious commenters on my most visited site :)]]>Feb 23rd 2009 1:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/chumby-widgets-coming-to-connected-hdtvs-blu-ray-players-and-st/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/chumby-widgets-coming-to-connected-hdtvs-blu-ray-players-and-st/
Pro2 has a larger screen (3.6" but same resolution on both) and new enhancements could be in place for TouchFlo. I think you could get a Pro2 with AT&T when it comes out.
Also, HTC is giving WinMo 6.5 upgrade on it too. So, probably you could wait if you're not in a hurry.]]>Feb 23rd 2009 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/chumby-widgets-coming-to-connected-hdtvs-blu-ray-players-and-st/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/chumby-widgets-coming-to-connected-hdtvs-blu-ray-players-and-st/Thanks, John Doe, for bringing some helfulness to the often flame-filled engadget comments!
-Taylor]]>Feb 23rd 2009 2:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/chumby-widgets-coming-to-connected-hdtvs-blu-ray-players-and-st/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/chumby-widgets-coming-to-connected-hdtvs-blu-ray-players-and-st/
in any case, thanks alot. very much appreciated]]>Feb 24th 2009 8:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/chumby-widgets-coming-to-connected-hdtvs-blu-ray-players-and-st/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/chumby-widgets-coming-to-connected-hdtvs-blu-ray-players-and-st/
(dammit engadget where's the edit button already)]]>Feb 23rd 2009 1:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/chumby-widgets-coming-to-connected-hdtvs-blu-ray-players-and-st/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/chumby-widgets-coming-to-connected-hdtvs-blu-ray-players-and-st/
When i watch TV, i want to WATCH MY TV]]>Feb 23rd 2009 1:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/chumby-widgets-coming-to-connected-hdtvs-blu-ray-players-and-st/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/chumby-widgets-coming-to-connected-hdtvs-blu-ray-players-and-st/
The last thing I want is another method for advertisers to use my TV.

I better be able to disable this feature if I get a product with it.]]>Feb 23rd 2009 2:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/chumby-widgets-coming-to-connected-hdtvs-blu-ray-players-and-st/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/chumby-widgets-coming-to-connected-hdtvs-blu-ray-players-and-st/Its crap like this that is causing people to not be able to concentrate on anything for more than 2 minutes...]]>Feb 23rd 2009 3:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/chumby-widgets-coming-to-connected-hdtvs-blu-ray-players-and-st/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/chumby-widgets-coming-to-connected-hdtvs-blu-ray-players-and-st/Feb 23rd 2009 6:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/chumby-widgets-coming-to-connected-hdtvs-blu-ray-players-and-st/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/chumby-widgets-coming-to-connected-hdtvs-blu-ray-players-and-st/
I kinda like that transparent widget idea, though. On the other hand, now the bottom of the screen is going to be even more busy, what with networks putting promos on there every minute AND widgets on top of that.]]>Feb 24th 2009 3:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/chumby-widgets-coming-to-connected-hdtvs-blu-ray-players-and-st/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/chumby-widgets-coming-to-connected-hdtvs-blu-ray-players-and-st/Feb 23rd 2009 1:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/chumby-widgets-coming-to-connected-hdtvs-blu-ray-players-and-st/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/chumby-widgets-coming-to-connected-hdtvs-blu-ray-players-and-st/Feb 23rd 2009 1:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/chumby-widgets-coming-to-connected-hdtvs-blu-ray-players-and-st/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/chumby-widgets-coming-to-connected-hdtvs-blu-ray-players-and-st/Feb 23rd 2009 1:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/chumby-widgets-coming-to-connected-hdtvs-blu-ray-players-and-st/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/chumby-widgets-coming-to-connected-hdtvs-blu-ray-players-and-st/
and @absolutc: Ads on TV!? Gasp! I've never seen an advertisement on TV before! I'd probably rather have widget based ads than 20 minutes of commercials in a 60 minute show, which about what we have now.
-Taylor]]>Feb 23rd 2009 2:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/chumby-widgets-coming-to-connected-hdtvs-blu-ray-players-and-st/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/chumby-widgets-coming-to-connected-hdtvs-blu-ray-players-and-st/Feb 23rd 2009 1:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/chumby-widgets-coming-to-connected-hdtvs-blu-ray-players-and-st/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/chumby-widgets-coming-to-connected-hdtvs-blu-ray-players-and-st/-Taylor]]>Feb 23rd 2009 2:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/chumby-widgets-coming-to-connected-hdtvs-blu-ray-players-and-st/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/chumby-widgets-coming-to-connected-hdtvs-blu-ray-players-and-st/
I was getting mad that the ads were only 20 minutes during the hour...now i get them all day! SWEEEEET!



]]>Feb 23rd 2009 2:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/chumby-widgets-coming-to-connected-hdtvs-blu-ray-players-and-st/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/chumby-widgets-coming-to-connected-hdtvs-blu-ray-players-and-st/I can not even believe that the most right widget on that TV photo is the standard chumby clock.
Geeeeesus christ!
I would stop my I-AM-NOT-ALLOWED-TO-MENTION-IT-IN-HERE widget project if the
chumby widgets would be just as bold as the chumby-device itself is.
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Although, there are some real issues. Before I even dig into the software, let's start with the hardware. Its resistive touch screen sucks. Especially when doing something like tapping letters on a keyboard. I would feel compelled to upgrade if there were a capacitive touch version.

And for the software, it's pretty rough... it often disconnects from my wifi, even when the rest of my computers / peripherals don't. Also, It is such a pain to set up an alarm! It wouldn't be too bad if i got up at the same time every morning, but my wake up time is determined by when I have meetings, etc, and changing it all the time is a real pain!

Also, it has a great feature that lets you use a podcast as an alarm. In theory, this is great - i can wake up in the morning to a daily NY Times podcast. awesome. However, I like to hit snooze a couple times. It's pretty annoying that every time you hit snooze, the podcast resets!

All those aside, the chumby looks great on my bedstand. It changes throughout the day between various clocks, photo frames, etc.

I think there's a lot of potential for a connected device like the chumby, but the kinks need to be ironed out. ]]>Feb 23rd 2009 3:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/chumby-widgets-coming-to-connected-hdtvs-blu-ray-players-and-st/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/chumby-widgets-coming-to-connected-hdtvs-blu-ray-players-and-st/Feb 23rd 2009 3:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/chumby-widgets-coming-to-connected-hdtvs-blu-ray-players-and-st/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/chumby-widgets-coming-to-connected-hdtvs-blu-ray-players-and-st/Feb 23rd 2009 9:34PM