Chumby in the News
David Pogue, CNBC contributor and tech columnist for The New York Times, answers the question "What is that thing?" in his segment called "Pimp my clock radio."
"If you have a general love for the Web, digital music, and new technology, you'll have no problem finding a fun use for the Chumby in your home." more
"Until now, most Internet appliances have been too hobbled (3Com's Audrey), too limited (the Ambient Weather Beacon), or just too weird (the Nabaztag rabbit). But the clock-radio-size Chumby might actually find a home on your bedside table." more
"With today's ever-faster processors of increasing complexity, it's good to know that some gadget designers still remember how to have fun. Chumby is a powerful little device with Wi-Fi, a 3.5-inch screen and an interface that you can customize. If you are wondering where the fun lies, it is also covered in leather and has something called a squeeze sensor." more
"I don't say this often, but go get a Chumby, they're a whole bunch of fun and the best little innovation to come along since the iPod." more
"Sci-fi movies never anticipated that the future would be so, well, cute. Chumby weighs 13 ounces and looks like a little leather beanbag with a screen. Plug it in, let it find your Wi-Fi network and, boom, you're on the Chumby Network, pulling weather, music, news, photos and trivia from the Web." more
"A gimmick it is not. After plugging in the plush device, we found the Chumby to be the perfect desktop companion, perfect for internet radio and watching eBay." more
"Remember when a clock radio was just a clock radio? The prototypical alarm clock of the cyberage may well turn out to be Chumby, the cuddly and versatile new gadget I've been testing. This compact Wi-Fi-connected touch-screen Internet "appliance" does a lot more than wake you up." more
"Once a sci-fi dream, the Wi-Fi home is within reach, thanks to a menagerie of new cuddly gadgets." more
"Where it really shines is all the internet widgets that you can download from the Chumby site...There are all the major sources you'd expect like the New York Times, Engadget, College Humor, eBay, ESPN, VH1; the list goes on." more
"I really like this little guy, mainly because Chumby is what you make it. My Chumby would be nothing like your Chumby, because my interests are different. It's a highly personal, very amenable appliance." more
