About chumby
Chumby is an Internet media player that delivers users' favorite parts of the Internet in a friendly, always-on, always-fresh format. One thousand widgets in 30 different categories, ranging from news and entertainment to videos, music, sports and more are available for free from high profile media partners such as CBS, MTV Networks, MySpace, The New York Times, The Weather Channel Interactive, AOL's SHOUTcast and Scripps Networks. Chumby also offers user-generated content as well as thousands of Internet radio stations and the ability to share photos, e-cards and more with family and friends. Chumby is available at www.chumby.com for $179.95 including shipping.
Features & Content
- Alarm clock—personalized wake-up experience from headlines to music, podcasts to surf reports
- Music & Podcasts—endless audio content available from SHOUTcast, Mediafly and more
- Weather—current weather forecasts and radar images from anywhere in the world
- Photos—photo sharing from flickr, Picasa, Photobucket, Facebook and MySpace
- Social Networking—the latest updates, photos and messages from friends on Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and more
- News & Entertainment—constant updates of news and pop culture stories
- Sports—latest scores and sports news headlines
- Auctions—updates on eBay auctions and local classifieds on Craigslist
- Videos—TV clips, off-beat animations and user-generated video clips
- Games—classics like Sudoku and BlackJack and new chumby-inspired games like chumball that utilize the built in accelerometer
- Messaging—instant notification of new emails or animated messages for a friend's chumby
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Senior Management: |
Steve Tomlin, CEO and Founder |
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Investors: |
Avalon Ventures |
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Content Partners: |
CBS, MTV Networks, MySpace, The Weather Channel, AOL/SHOUTcast and Scripps Networks/The Food Channel, The New York Times, Albino Blacksheep |
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Company Headquarters: |
Chumby Industries, Inc. |
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Media Contact: |
Megan Kellett |
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