Sorry - that comment was more directed at the people who see a screen on this thing and think it's going to be a great media player/home server/Doom-playing machine, etc. It's a very good internet radio box, a pretty good alarm clock, a really sweet piece of hardware if you're a hardware hacker, and fun to look at when you've got the channels set up.

Like I said in the original post, I like mine. I'm probably going to buy at least one more, because I fit into that 10% that have a use for it. But if all you want is an alarm clock there are better options available.

I was one of the early adopters on the Chumby, and still enjoy mine. I'll probably pick one of these up for an alarm clock in the bedroom.

The big thing to understand with the Chumby is that for 90% of people, it's not useful. It's a toy, and as long as you're setting your expectations accordingly you'll be OK. I have 100 different widgets cycling through my main channel - everything from webcams around the world to clocks, weather, news, goofy stuff, games, etc. It sits on my work desk and is a nice distraction over the course of the day.

I'm sure if I was really motivated I could get it to do more cool stuff. But as it is right now, it's a good piece of flexible, open hardware that is easy to justify at $100. That's a couple of bar tabs for me, so it's not such a bad deal for a really cool alarm clock or widget player.

Only a year behind schedule and $10 more than they were planning to charge. yay.

That shot got me too. I had a '79 CX, and always referred to the dials as "bathroom scale" speedo and tach. I miss driving that car, but don't miss working on it ;-)

That's what I was looking for. It's freaking unbearable dealing with iTunes on Windows lately. I click, wait 15 seconds for something to happen, then click again. The software isn't bad, but it's so sloooowww.

I live in NC, but would love a trip out west...

My perfect 2-day road trip:

Fly in to Portland, OR with my wife and daughter and pick up my new SRX. From the airport, stop and get some coffee and bacon donuts at Voodoo Donut in Portland and then drive through wine country in the Yamhill valley and head straight to the coast. We'd play on the beach and enjoy fresh seafood in Newport before heading south along the beach, with me enjoying the curves and AWD while wife and daughter enjoy the comfortable ride and great stereo.

Just south of Coos Bay, we head inland through the coastal rainforest and head SE towards Roseburg. We won't have time for fishing on this trip, but we'll do some sightseeing along the Umpqua river before getting dinner and turning in for the night - it's going to be a long day tomorrow!

Next day, get up early and hit the road. Head east across the Cascade mountains into the Oregon desert. We're going to Crater Lake National Park to see the deep blue water and have a brunch at the lodge there. After driving around the rim and taking lots of pictures, we're back on the road headed east to Hwy 97.

We'll head north on 97 through Bend, stopping for pictures in the desert along the way. It's a huge contrast with yesterday's beach and rainforest - it's all high desert out here and they filmed several old western movies in this area. We'll head northwest along Hwy 26 at Madras, headed for Mt. Hood.

At Mt. Hood, we'll drive up and have dinner at Timberline Lodge, the place where they filmed The Shining. (well, the outside anyway) They have skiing year-round there, and there's a very good chance we'll be using the AWD in the SRX to get through the snow and ice. After dinner, we'll throw a few snowballs and head back to Portland on hwy 26.

That's where we'll turn in our friendly SRX and thank the nice people at Gadling and Cadillac for the awesome road trip. In two short days, we've gone from major city to wine country to swimming in the ocean to driving through a rainforest to one of the natural wonders of our country, through the desert, up a snowy mountain, and then back to the city. That's a lot of miles and lots to see, but it'll be a breeze in the SRX.

So they kept the guy who designed the '07 Sebring? Really?!?

Ha ha ha ha ha. Dodge is going to get some ugly cars.

that would be great for my bathroom. Sign me up!

I could really use one of these...

Just in time for my new netbook!