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David Pogue Gushes Over the Chumby

Posted by timothy on from the don't-mistake-it-for-charmin dept.

stoolpigeon writes "IHT is running a David Pogue review of the Chumby. The Chumby is a small computer embedded in a soft case. The Chumby hardware and OS are open, and the review mentions that the device already has a large developer following, cranking out new widgets for owners. Pogue is obviously quite taken with the Chumby and gives a good introduction to a device that may be the inspiration for a new generation of hackers."

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  1. Didn't look so hot in Linux Journal May 08 by notdotcom.com · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Developing with embedded flash as it's interface of choice, 220x240 scree, having ZERO battery life (9 volt backup only), etc... makes this a device that I would avoid for $180.00.

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  2. Re:"Gentlemen!" by compro01 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Well, the naming thing is working for Nintendo, so why not?

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  3. Re:Sounds good, but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    I, also, wasn't too worried until I read this (on http://www.chumby.com/help/faq/10 ):

    "If you delete a promotional widget, another one will be delivered in its place."

    Oh, goody... so I'm paying for a device that I can supposedly program to do what I want, BUT it's force-fed ads that I can't remove? No. Thank. You.

  4. You are missing the point. by jotaeleemeese · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The Nokia tablet is ugly and does not combine with your furniture. Any furniture.

    The Chumby could in theory fit nicely with how you decorate a room.

    Their aims are different, the problems they solve are different, why you are comparing them is a monument to the lack of practical sense of most technical people.

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