Chumby! Chumby! Chumby! What the hell is Chumby?

Posted Aug 27, 2006 at 4:38PM EST by QJ Staff

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Chumby. Intrigued? Chumby. What the hell is it? Chumby! For some bizarre reason, I can't stop saying it! Chumby, Chumby, Chuuuumby! Well, the name really is catchy, but what in blazes is a Chumby? No, it's not a Pokémon, nor is it one of the Teletubbies. It's something you'll least expect! The Chumby is a new device which will take over the world and revolutionize your life! Ok. Wait. Maybe that was a bit over-the-top. Let's not get ahead of ourselves here, but we'll leave it to you to decide.

This curious little device was introduced in the FOO Camp 2006, and has gotten quite substantial feedback (FOO Camp's website is currently overloaded). The Chumby basically tries to relieve users of the need of PDAs and computers. You have developers that create Flash applications, or "widgets" for the Mac savvy, which Chumby-owners can put into their devices. Interestingly enough, it was made to be hackable to encourage user customizability and freedom. The Chumby was designed to be used at home: connect to your wireless network - download RSS feeds, music, updates, and other widgets. It also allows you to check your email, check your blog, or check QJ!

Specs:

• 266 Mhz CPU
• 32 MB SDRAM
• 64 MB Flash RAM
• 320 x 240, 3 ½” screen
• 2W Speakers
• 2 USB ports
• Wi-fi

So what impact will this have in the near future? Well, the way it was designed, it seems as if it acts as a PSP or Nintendo DS, but instead of being centered on gaming, the Chumby is more focused on PDA-related tasks. But in the same way that the PSP and NDS have homebrews, maybe in the future, if the Chumby really takes off, we might just have a separate blog for all the homebrew widgets that you can download!

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