Surely you remember Chumby, the adorable little widget monster who has been in development for well over a year. If you’ve been waiting to get one into your living room, you can now do so thanks to the new Chumby store that has opened to the public. For $179.95, you can get a Chumby in pearl white, basic black or latte tan coloring. Heck, you even get a free set of Chumby charms for your keys/cellphone while supplies last. Talk about a deal!
Chumby is open-source, so you can make your own widgets for it should you fancy yourself a decent enough programmer. You can view Digg stories, weather reports, sports scores and a whole lot more on its 3.5-inch LCD. Don’t like the way Chumby looks? Get creative and throw some devil horns on it! After the jump, Chumby’s full specs and requirements.
Wi-fi connectivity
Access to the free Chumby Network
Over-the-air software updates
3.5″ LCD color touchscreen
Two external USB 2.0 full-speed ports
350 MHz ARM processor
64 MB SDRAM
64 MB NAND flash ROM
Stereo 2W speakers
Headphone output
Squeeze sensor
Accelerometer (motion sensor)
iPod® support
Leather casing
AC adapter included
5 1/2″ wide
4 1/4″ tall
3 1/4″ deep at the base
2 1/4″ deep at the top
Just under a pound
For the chumby to play “widgets” (the bite-sized programs) you must provide:
Broadband Internet connection
Wireless router
Computer
I do not see where this is for sale… the store page (http://www.chumby.com/store) says its not out yet.
I just received mine yesterday and it is very cool. I was pleasantly suprised at the build quality, and the sound quality from its speaker. It really needs a battery, though (powered by AC only).
dude WHERE THE FUCK is the emtrace widget station???
Hmm… I must not qualify as the “General Public” because they sure don’t seem interested is selling one to me.
Apparently I can’t purchase a Chumby yet…
“The Chumby Store will open soon!
The Chumby Store is currently only accessible to customers by invitation only. The store will be open to the public very soon. We can email you as soon as it’s available. “
Can someone send me an invite? I’d like to purchase a Chumby
binaryjunk – at – gmail .com
Purchases only open to US residents – NO INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING ;-(
I have complained and I hope this will be addressed soon
Check out this video of Chumby demoed by it creators!
http://uk.intruders.tv/Andrew-bunny-Huang-and-Ken-Steele-show-off-Chumby_a239.html