Chumby usually called as the iPod Boombox (or) IPTV is a very sweet shaped a internet player which you can use in your social life and business for handling many applications at the same time like hearing tunes from your iPod or recharging a iPod at the same time watching your favourite Flicks via your Flicker account with the feed and at the same time emailing your clients all with your own Chumby.
Currently its available to the insiders who can buy it and send reviews to the Chumby team with their experiance and would be available for general public soon. The Features of Chumby include reading latest news, stock prices, weather and sports news. Playing and Recharing your iPod with the inbuilt speakers, watch your photos from your Flickr and Facebook accounts and share them with animations. A multi tone alarm clock would help you get up on time and you can keep a track of the latest eBay bids, your blog or RSS Feeds and your email accounts and all this comes at the price of just 179.95$.
Chumby Device Info :
The device is based on a 350MHz ARM9 controller, has 64MB of SDRAM, 64MB of NAND flash ROM, a 320×240 3.5 inch touchscreen TFT LCD running at 12Hz, stereo 2W speakers, an audio output, an integrated microphone, two USB 2.0 ports, and integrated WiFi.Stock sensors on a Chumby include a bend sensor for squeeze-based user interface features and a sudden motion sensor (accelerometer). Future releases for the Chumby may include a “Hacker Sensor Package”, with motor drivers, A/D Converters and digital inputs and outputs to make the device more flexible.
Features List :
free Chumby Network
* personalized news
* photo viewer
* e-greetings
* local weather
* email monitor
* auctions/classifieds
* animations
* games
* alarm clock
* iPod® player/recharger
* widget sharing
* over-the-air updates
April 12th, 2008 at 8:30 am
Is the Chumby available in India? I’m interested in buying one.