Gadget lust

[mdlbear]

Chumby is an open, hackable, network-connected gizmo. It's a little hard to describe, because it's designed to be extensible -- the closest one can come is a clock radio that can display images and play streaming audio.

What we decided to build was a really low-cost, wireless (WiFi), Internet-connected device that will sit on your bedside table (or in your bathroom, or kitchen, or living room, or maybe even plug into your car somehow...) that could do a lot more than this old clock radio (or your cellphone, if that\u2019s what you use to wake yourself up.) And we named it "chumby."

Oh, and it has a mostly-cloth "case" for which they provide patterns. Not available yet, of course; they're aiming for $150. Yes, of course I've put myself on the list.

Comments

[lisa-marli.livejournal.com]

It looks like a nifty idea. So I threw my hat into the ring. Don't know if it will work, but we'll see. I'll let you know if I get one.