dmkooo wrote:Think this would be a useful gift for a technopeasant to set up for email? (Will be getting a Roku also)

Thanks.

Not so much good for email, no.

PCMag's Chumby Review

User Manual

Just couldn't help myself...in for 1...

Chumby's Apps Guide

This thing uses a Fujifilm NP-120 battery. First party cost is $50 and third party cost is no more than $15 on Amazon.

sparkyumr98 wrote:Looks like there'll be a new, bigger, faster, less plasticky chumby soon...

http://ces.cnet.com/8301-32254_1-20027798-283.html

Certainly won't cost anywhere near $55.
I would think that it would be no less than $100 since it shares a lot of its guts with the 8" Insignia Infocast which sells for $99 at BestBuy.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Insignia%26%23153%3B+-+Infocast+8%22+Internet+Media+Display/9854795.p?id=1218185322584&skuId=9854795

Here's a little taste of the official Chumby App Store...

CHUMBY APP STORE

The official Chumby site also lists it as $129.

Dude...I really want a Chumby.

Greshmahg wrote:So Woot wants us to pay 50 bucks for an item that will deliver ad-sponsored content to us? Really?

I mean really, this device does absolutely nothing that a laptop or even a Dash does, with the only difference being that by owning one, you agree to be constantly marketed to.

You could pay a lot more for a laptop which is also an ad-content spewing Internet device

I predict this sells out well before before the 24hrs are up.

bbf wrote:Certainly won't cost anywhere near $55.
I would think that it would be no less than $100 since it shares a lot of its guts with the 8" Insignia Infocast sells for $99 at BestBuy.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Insignia%26%23153%3B+-+Infocast+8%22+Internet+Media+Display/9854795.p?id=1218185322584&skuId=9854795

Haha..."8 inch Chumby" :D

alhaz wrote:Not so much good for email, no.

Thanks for the reply

vrwl wrote:So essentially, this is a "poor man's" version of the iTouch?

Yup... but not as portable. And lacking most of the iTouch functionality that I use... and with no battery shipped... I could go on, but...

shadymailman wrote:Just couldn't help myself...in for 1...

Neither could I. I've always wanted one but never wanted to pay around the $120 price. $50 for a new 1st gen is amazing!

how is this not sold out yet?

upsidehound wrote:I figured. Just pointing out their hype. It's an interesting idea but I think I'll save money and buy another docking station for my Droid. That's close enough for me and cheaper.

From AppScout, who "Stalks the Killer App":


Chumby Releases Android App December 17, 2010

gaugh753 wrote:That's what she said!


But does size really matter?


If she says no then she is just trying to make you not feel inadequate.

paroxetine wrote:how is this not sold out yet?

I guess it depends if they are going to sell as many as Amazon has, or as many as the manufacturer has, or if they had a fixed quantity for this woot day. If it's the latter then I think they sell out pretty quickly. Otherwise, they probably have a Jatravartid big number of them.

Chumby in the News in 2011 & Previous Years

Getting Started Guide

Please buy one so we can move on!

aussiesue wrote:Please buy one so we can move on!

The wootoff is over...there is no moving on.

aussiesue wrote:Please buy one so we can move on!

I did. My son egged me on. Not sure what I will do with it but for $49 it was fun. Anyway, we don't "move on" till tomorrow night. The woot-off is over.

Bet somebody could get the latest "Charlie Sheen" news & videos so we all can learn more from him about "Winning" & "Tiger Blood" & "Adonis DNA".

I'm sure everyone is wondering, "Is There An App for That?".

lol

NOOOO the wootoff is over

G4TV Review

This little guy looks like he would fit right in at the TRON house.

how many physical buttons does it have? And can it take the abuse as alarm's snooze button?

I can't see in the pictures where you hook the split ring on. I mean ... this IS a keyring, right? 4"x4" Or I might get two and hang them from my rear-view mirror like a pair of fuzzy dice.

Gizmodo on the Guts of Chumby, Secrets Revealed

Can it run Crysis?

Seriously, can you make an internet phone call to Chumby one? Does it support software like SkyPe and/or TextFree?

dmkooo wrote:Think this would be a useful gift for a technopeasant to set up for email? (Will be getting a Roku also)

Thanks.

3.5" LCD screen, so that would be like emailing from the screen on a digital camera or GPS device. I dunno.

Gizmodo on Next Generation Chumby Dec 23, 2010

Woot, you read my mind. I was planning on replacing my Logitech Squeezebox Radio (presently sitting on ebay) with a Chumby One but was waiting for a sale. Thanks!

vrwl wrote:So essentially, this is a "poor man's" version of the iTouch?

In reality its not comparable to any apple product. It's more like the "rich man's" alarm clock.

borkmister wrote:Can it run Crysis?

Yes, but only with 2x AA.

This reminds me of the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man.

terminatorgir wrote:In reality its not comparable to any apple product. It's more like the "rich man's" alarm clock.

I think rich men pay more than $50 for their alarm clocks.

BTW, can this guy do anything that a iPod Touch can't do? Just trying to find myself an excuse to buy it. :-)