That's a sweet one! Pretty please, Engadget? :)

Bingo! Precisely why it won't make the sort of inroads into living rooms described by the author. Unfortunately the folks at Microsoft did not / do not have the vision that may of us users got excited about when buying into the XBox 360. No Blu-Ray, No wifi means that it will never be the all-in-one media super king it could've been.
Only a small percentage of Vista users use the Media Center functionality built into their PCs. Unless there is a radical rethink at MS about how these features are bundled and sold, there is not going to be much change.

Now if Boxee were to release / tie up with a hardware maker.. that would be something that can change the game.. :)

This looks great! Chumby is great for internet feeds and connected music. I hope it comes with a remote.
Didn't Sony announce a similar product as well?

Actually the Chumby has a backup battery (9v) so it should be able to keep time in case of power outages too.

Yes, what about us PS3 players?!

Did you really help pay for this? It is quite possible that the $45 million came out of the billions that Californians pay in Federal Taxes every year. We do make up about 12% of the nation's population!

You're comparing apples and oranges. This appears to be a DLNA compliant media server that "serves" media to other devices that may "play" it (AppleTV would be a play device).

It would replace a NAS or computer in the typical home. Seems like it would work very nice with the PS3 or the wifi photo frame announced today. I wish they had a version is glossy black.

Time to flyyyy awayyyyy to Engadget land :)

Good job Engadget, swee swag!

Happy Birthday again! Were there any other prizes? :)