What’s a chumby? It’s a beanbag with a 3.5″ LCD color touchscreen. Chumbies run linux and have wireless internet.
I’m struck by three things:
(1) “The chumby is “open” for tinkering in every way: hardware and software specifications are available online, plus the pattern for crafting new cases.” –So the user has control
(2) These devices are cheap ($179.95)
(3) They are *so* cute–take a look at some hacked Chumbies
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Streaming radio on my chumby « Chumbylover // December 10, 2007 at 12:52 am |
[...] immediately find the joy in a cheap, hackable, portable linux mini-computer. But Muggles might ask, “How much did you pay for that?” or “What is it [...]
Ready for chumby? « Chumbylover // March 5, 2008 at 6:15 am |
[...] March 5, 2008 · No Comments The public release means that the chumby is ready for the (internet-addicted) masses. Are you ready for chumby? Part alarm clock, part internet radio, part hacker’s toy, the chumby is a touchscreen beanbag linux computer. [...]