Have to say that I really like both – the idea in general as well as the actual implementation of the chumby.
“The chumby is a compact device that displays useful and entertaining information from the web using your wireless internet connection. Always on, it shows — nonstop — what’s online that matters to you.“
The foundation of the chumby is a Linux-based, hackable mini computer. Besides the more kind of geeky hacking of the Linux stack the device can also be easily customized using – yes, of course you already guessed it – “widgets”.
“A widget is a mini application that runs on your chumby. It can be a photo slideshow, animation, weather report, today’s news headlines, webcam… and more.“
Widgets can be easily shared on the chumby network.
“The Chumby Network is the free service that delivers widgets to your chumby.“
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