Again, Chumby really is the bees knees
- November 15th, 2007
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With every Chumby piece I read, the desire to whip out my credit card increases in kind. Bits bought a Chumby—it’s not a review unit, in other words—and gave it the thumbs up. Chumby, if you’re not aware, is a sort of Internet-connected alarm clock with a 3.5-inch touchscreen that’s used to display widgets, like the weather, news, photos, etc. It’s one of the few gadgets I’ve read about of late that, like I said, I’d be willing to buy. (Christmas, maybe? Come on, Santa!)
Some caveats: the touchscreen isn’t as responsive as the iPhone, the fonts are a little on the small side and some widgets cycle by a little too fast to be reasonably readable.
I may start one of those Web sites where I sell pixels for 10 cents each, all with the aim of having that Linux-powered bean bag on my desk.
A Night With Chumby [Bits/New York Times]
bpm2000 (Who am I?)
8 months ago
Again, i say, whereTF is the emtrace widgetstation? The chumby is a cool concept but it looks like something a 3yr old should be throwing around and spitting up on. If my 500yr-old sony alarm clock is going to be replaced its gotta look classy.
Alexandre Rafalovitch (Who am I?)
8 months ago
I have one of them (black) and I think the touch screen ‘burns in’ and becomes more responsive after a while. Still not an iPhone quality though.
The length of the widgets can be configured on the website. Also, apparently if you are interacting with it, the internal accelerometer notices that and postpones the next switch over. I haven’t experienced that myself yet, as there is most of my widgets are non-interactive.