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chumby 8
$79.99 + $5 Shipping
Condition: New

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what happens when you guess it correctly??

So this is what a chumby is.... could have sworn is was a bad 90s band... chumbywumba

mfrenzy5 wrote:So this is what a chumby is.... could have sworn is was a bad 90s band... chumbywumba

If you knock it down, it gets right back up!

Anyone have experience with these? Been looking for a frame for my aunt, wanted the Phillips 8" Frame that was offered before but only one was sold.

Is this worth the $30 extra?

This is a great savings!
On Amazon its reg.$199.99 on sale $99.99
+ 13.56 shipping!

Well TT it's all your fault.
Since I got my First Bundles of Clones Which I swore I got 1 before. (I was Wrong)
I did finally figure out my old account just a moment ago LOL.
sadly only 4 sales 7 items total on my old account. Now only if they could be merged for items purchased lol.

computermd82 wrote:Anyone have experience with these? Been looking for a frame for my aunt, wanted the Phillips 8" Frame that was offered before but only one was sold.

Is this worth the $30 extra?

I noticed the previous one had a remote and it seems this one does not... not sure if your Aunt would want a remote but it might be something you want to consider

This looks so interesting. Wish I had the $$ to give it a try. I have been looking for something that streams internet radio stations to put in the bedroom. Right now I just leave the tv w/roku on a timer to fall asleep. Would love Pandora, etc., at the bedside.

Only downside is Chumby not compatible with
I phone!

TT Might need to pull the skip card on this one... yikes!

mfrenzy5 wrote:I noticed the previous one had a remote and it seems this one does not... not sure if your Aunt would want a remote but it might be something you want to consider

I'm more worried it'll have too many features she won't use and it'll end up being too complicated for her.

palady wrote:This looks so interesting. Wish I had the $$ to give it a try. I have been looking for something that streams internet radio stations to put in the bedroom. Right now I just leave the tv w/roku on a timer to fall asleep. Would love Pandora, etc., at the bedside.

If you can afford it you should get one!Its
Not compatible with my iphone or I would.
Much cheaper here then Amazon!

Though I have always thought the Chumby was a great little idea, apparently there weren't enough like-minded people to support the company.

In April, the company announced it was halting hardware production and sales. You can draw your own conclusions about what that means for support and long-term availability of the widgets that make the Chumby so useful.

As attractive as the price is, I'm afraid I'm going to pass on this one.

computermd82 wrote:I'm more worried it'll have too many features she won't use and it'll end up being too complicated for her.

Ive seen it in action its relatively very easy
To use!

larrye5012 wrote:Only downside is Chumby not compatible with
I phone!

Yea that is a bummer

computermd82 wrote:I'm more worried it'll have too many features she won't use and it'll end up being too complicated for her.

My personal opinion is if your Aunt isn't very up to date with technology, get her the cheaper one... she probably wouldn't know the difference between the 2 anyways

Chumby is looking to sell off their assets, and their network is apparently due to go down after the summer based on this article:

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/may/01/san-diegos-chumby-industries-calling-it-quits/

After that, you got yourself a nifty little paperweight.

when does the woot-off end

As much as I like this device, I'm going to end up passing, something simpler would be better for her.

lol. I can't believe it took me since
7-12-09 to figure out my old account. I have had way too many email accounts.

I atleast still use half the items I bought from 08-09

I miss the deals from back in 08-09

So its a Tablet?!?!??

anoted wrote:when does the woot-off end

At midnight. This looks like a 2 day Woot-Off, but you never know, they could surprise us. Max I've seen is 3 days.

Should end tonight at midnight.

I thought about getting one of these in the past when offered on Woot, then decide I don't want the additinal light pollution in the bedroom

Next

jameshjoe wrote:So its a Tablet?!?!??

Not a tablet, more of a self contained RSS streaming box that requires a wall outlet (no built in battery)

jameshjoe wrote:So its a Tablet?!?!??

It is tablet like. Uses a touch screen to control and pretty much dependent on the internet for installing applications. As a stand alone device it has enough installed features to be useful even if the website that hosts the apps goes down. You can use it to stream/play music(it has surprisingly good sound and loud stereo speakers), a nice bedside alarm clock, and a picture slideshow viewer for example w/o the need to load an app. The apps are free to download.

One thing to keep in mind is once you get it, don't procrastinate registering the device and getting the most current updates as well as downloading any of the apps that interest you. It should work fine by itself once that is done even if the site goes down.

ThunderThighs wrote:One of my fav hammy videos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=El0b0-hoU1k

storbinc wrote:I thought about getting one of these in the past when offered on Woot, then decide I don't want the additinal light pollution in the bedroom

On the lowest setting, it isn't too bright at night. Just choose a clock app that has a dark background if you have a concern about excessive light when sleeping.

There is some custom offline firmware that will prove useful when Chumby.com finally shuts off the lights:

http://forum.chumby.com/viewtopic.php?id=7832

miniskunk wrote:

One thing to keep in mind is once you get it, don't procrastinate registering the device and getting the most current updates as well as downloading any of the apps that interest you. It should work fine by itself once that is done even if the site goes down.

Unfortunately, this is not true. Chumby downloads the control panel *every* time it restarts. So, if they servers go dark, your Chumby will be useless. And for the record, the company is all but shut down now.

You can search the Chumby forum and find some software tools for taking your Chumby "offline" but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone that doesn't want to tinker with it.