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    Chumby Guts Turn Anything Into a Chumby

    Chumby One Review: Totally Frivolous, but Totally Adorable

    Chumby One Focuses More on Radio, Loses the Beanbag

    New Chumby Model Spotted, Looks Retro-Adorable

    'Powered by Chumby' Gadgets to Be Dropped Off In Time for Santa

    Chumby Is Merging With TVs and Blu-ray Players

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    Image of fuchikoma fuchikoma
    11/20/09

    In reply to Chumby Guts Turn Anything Into a Chumby
    Most of what I've seen of Chumbys left me thinking "ok, so it's a widget on a beanbag... why?" but if you could just get the electronics and put them into whatever, at a lower price point, then it becomes much more interesting to me.
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    11/20/09

    In reply to Chumby Guts Turn Anything Into a Chumby

    You're a feisty little one but you'll soon learn some respect.
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    Image of FigNinja FigNinja
    11/13/09

    In reply to Chumby One Review: Totally Frivolous, but Totally Adorable
    Why only one color? And a boring one at that. Though, on the bright side, it should be easy to mod the case. #chumbyone
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    Image of Software_Goddess Software_Goddess
    11/12/09

    In reply to Chumby One Review: Totally Frivolous, but Totally Adorable
    It does too do something you Smartphone doesn’t…

    …You can read it first thing in the morning without reaching for your glasses first.

    :-P #chumbyone
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    11/12/09

    In reply to Chumby One Review: Totally Frivolous, but Totally Adorable
    Badger badger badger badger badger badger - mushroom mushroom...

    Using that on their homepage alone makes me want to get one all the more now.

    This could be a definite maybe purchase in my near future. #chumbyone
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    11/12/09

    In reply to Chumby One Review: Totally Frivolous, but Totally Adorable
    Not everyone HAS a smartphone, and the dock for a smartphone is an additional cost. I fail to see how that is even a factor. #chumbyone
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    Image of Lupus_Yonderboy Lupus_Yonderboy
    09/30/09

    In reply to Chumby One Focuses More on Radio, Loses the Beanbag
    It's not as cute as the last one, but this one isn't covered in leather, so I might get it - really like the idea of Chumby, and if the first gen had been covered in fabric I'd own one now.
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    Image of Og, the Bridge Burner Og, the Bridge Burner
    09/30/09

    @Lupus_Yonderboy: Yes. Many very tiny cows had to be sacrificed to make the first version.
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    09/30/09

    In reply to Chumby One Focuses More on Radio, Loses the Beanbag
    I also am kinda diggin' the retro alarm-clock look, but something just seems a little off. I think I would have to see / use this in person before I decide. But if it's really only $100, I'll probably whip out my CC before I know what's even going on.
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    08/29/09

    In reply to New Chumby Model Spotted, Looks Retro-Adorable
    I love the chumby, but the deal breaker for me has been that it can't take batteries, it has to be plugged in. Make room for some AA's and I'm sold, I've wanted one but won't spend money on something I can't take off the nightstand.
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    08/30/09

    @appletoad: As I understand it, these things were made to be hackable. I'm sure you could find instructions on how to add batteries in if you look around the 'net for a while.

    Edit: yep, googling "chumby battery hack" will get you a bunch of links.
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    Image of Segador Segador
    08/19/09

    In reply to 'Powered by Chumby' Gadgets to Be Dropped Off In Time for Santa

    Santa's gonna be busy dropping off all those Chumbys.
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    08/19/09

    In reply to 'Powered by Chumby' Gadgets to Be Dropped Off In Time for Santa
    Oh boy!
    I SO wanted to want a Chumby, but over the long-haul got more bang for the buck from other devices.

    I'm curious to see how this pans out.
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    Image of EBone EBone
    02/24/09

    In reply to Chumby Is Merging With TVs and Blu-ray Players
    Maybe this will help bring the price if the Chumby down to something reasonable, like $70. I might actually buy one then.
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    02/23/09

    In reply to Chumby Is Merging With TVs and Blu-ray Players
    He had me at:


    "Our flash-based display architecture enables chumby to provide a consistent interactive rich media user experience across multiple devices and screen sizes."


    Sales speak like that just makes me want to race out to Best Buy and open my wallet.

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    Image of ratheen ratheen
    02/23/09

    In reply to Chumby Is Merging With TVs and Blu-ray Players
    Which movie is that ?
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    Image of Xeno Xeno
    02/23/09

    @ratheen: That's the best show no TV, Battlestar Galatica!
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    02/23/09

    @Xeno: on*

    sigh
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    02/23/09

    @Xeno: Wait, so your alias is suppose to be Xeon?
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    Image of Sora57 is rendering Sora57 is rendering
    02/23/09

    In reply to Chumby Is Merging With TVs and Blu-ray Players
    I am getting tired of seeing anything on the screen other than the content I am trying to watch. The watermarks and other promotions while trying to watch a movie or TV show have become a distraction. I know these widgets can be turned off and/or made transparent, but when they are turned off in the above video and reveal the Sci-Fi Channel watermark beneath, I am reminded that all these layers of add-ons are getting in the way of just watching the show.


    Even simple animated watermarks are getting to be a pain.


    /rant

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    Image of frigg frigg
    02/23/09

    @Sora57: Yeah exactly - actually, as I watched the video, I was half expecting the guy to put stickers all across the TV screen and somehow justify that as enhancing the "rich media experience".
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