Chumby One
I’m a big fan of the Chumby. It’s something that absolutely no one needs, but you’ll fall in love with it if you have one. Basically it’s an internet connected alarm clock that displays flash-based widgets. It’s a nice thing to have by your bed if you can’t sleep or just want to check up on stuff when you wake up. It also has Pandora and a decent set of speakers which is probably one it’s best features (oh, and you can use Pandora as your alarm).
Anyway, the Chumby One is basically the entry level chumby. It only costs $99 instead of $200 for the Chumby Classic. They made some improvements to it; it has an FM tuner and can be powered off a lithium ion battery, but only for a couple of hours, so it’s not really worth it. I’m happy with my Chumby Classic (especially because it has two speakers instead of the one in the Chumby One), so I don’t think I’ll be relacing mine any time soon, but if you had considered buying a Chumby and were turned off by the price, it might be a little bit more appealing now.
The Chumby One really seems like a much more well conceived product than the previous Chumby models. I’m interested in seeing where they take this product in the future. It’s really interesting to own something that is always getting new features added without you even noticing.
