Comments on: Chumby Devices Handed Out at Foo http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/27/chumby-devices-handed-out-at-foo/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:42:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: odd time signatures » Blog Archive » Chumby Joy! http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/27/chumby-devices-handed-out-at-foo/#comment-1708311 odd time signatures » Blog Archive » Chumby Joy! Mon, 29 Oct 2007 05:50:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/27/chumby-devices-handed-out-at-foo/#comment-1708311 [...] finally got my Chumby invite! I’ve wanted one of these since I read all the blog posts last year about how cool and cute they [...] [...] finally got my Chumby invite! I’ve wanted one of these since I read all the blog posts last year about how cool and cute they [...]

]]> By: Tom McMahon http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/27/chumby-devices-handed-out-at-foo/#comment-1530141 Tom McMahon Wed, 01 Aug 2007 05:45:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/27/chumby-devices-handed-out-at-foo/#comment-1530141 <strong>Chumby: The Huggable, Hackable, Widget-Extendable Web-Enabled WiFi Clock Radio...</strong> Chumby: The Huggable, Hackable, Widget-Extendable Web-Enabled WiFi Clock Radio Excerpts from TechCrunch:Chumby is a small, wifi enabled, touch screen information device. When you take it out of the box and plug it in it is essentially a glorified alarm... Chumby: The Huggable, Hackable, Widget-Extendable Web-Enabled WiFi Clock Radio…

Chumby: The Huggable, Hackable, Widget-Extendable Web-Enabled WiFi Clock Radio Excerpts from TechCrunch:Chumby is a small, wifi enabled, touch screen information device. When you take it out of the box and plug it in it is essentially a glorified alarm…

]]> By: Ajax Girl » Blog Archive » Chumby: One Year Later http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/27/chumby-devices-handed-out-at-foo/#comment-1455315 Ajax Girl » Blog Archive » Chumby: One Year Later Sun, 24 Jun 2007 04:32:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/27/chumby-devices-handed-out-at-foo/#comment-1455315 [...] It was announced a year ago at Foo camp, and the company gave out about 500 of the first generation devices. Users register the device on the Chumby home page and connect the device to their computer via wifi. Once registered, content widgets are added - so the Chumby may include a news widget, flickr widget, etc. [...] [...] It was announced a year ago at Foo camp, and the company gave out about 500 of the first generation devices. Users register the device on the Chumby home page and connect the device to their computer via wifi. Once registered, content widgets are added - so the Chumby may include a news widget, flickr widget, etc. [...]

]]> By: Chumby: One Year Later http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/27/chumby-devices-handed-out-at-foo/#comment-1455191 Chumby: One Year Later Sun, 24 Jun 2007 03:44:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/27/chumby-devices-handed-out-at-foo/#comment-1455191 [...] It was announced a year ago at Foo camp, and the company gave out about 500 of the first generation devices. Users register the device on the Chumby home page, connecting the device and to an account at Chumby.com. Once registered, content widgets are added - so the Chumby may include a news widget, flickr widget, etc. [...] [...] It was announced a year ago at Foo camp, and the company gave out about 500 of the first generation devices. Users register the device on the Chumby home page, connecting the device and to an account at Chumby.com. Once registered, content widgets are added - so the Chumby may include a news widget, flickr widget, etc. [...]

]]> By: Wesabe Gets Money From Tim O’Reilly’s OATV http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/27/chumby-devices-handed-out-at-foo/#comment-1271828 Wesabe Gets Money From Tim O’Reilly’s OATV Sat, 24 Mar 2007 01:50:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/27/chumby-devices-handed-out-at-foo/#comment-1271828 [...] This is OATV’s third investment (they also put money into Instructables and Chumby). [...] [...] This is OATV’s third investment (they also put money into Instructables and Chumby). [...]

]]> By: zabity.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/27/chumby-devices-handed-out-at-foo/#comment-1262193 zabity.com Thu, 22 Mar 2007 14:35:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/27/chumby-devices-handed-out-at-foo/#comment-1262193 <strong>nasroka.com...</strong> disola.com... nasroka.com…

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]]> By: EasySt http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/27/chumby-devices-handed-out-at-foo/#comment-171509 EasySt Mon, 04 Sep 2006 11:12:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/27/chumby-devices-handed-out-at-foo/#comment-171509 1. This is not a device that is meant to be carried all over the place like a cell phone or a PDA. The battery is only to keep it going while you unplug it to move it from, say, your nightstand to the bathroom or the kitchen. (Of course, it can be hacked to add a serious battery if you like. Someone has already submitted schematics for that.) 2. Is your alarm clock smart enough to let you sleep an extra 20 minutes if the traffic report on your commute is favorable, or wake you up 20 minutes early if the weather has turned lousy? Will your Alarm clock wake you up if your overseas stock is tanking or let you know when your e-bay bid gets beaten? Let you glance at your baby monitor webcam or your security webacams? Tell you when that massive download you started has completed? Alert you when your network is under attack? These examples only begin to scratch the surface of what one of these can enable. 3. I know "I" want one... ;-) 1. This is not a device that is meant to be carried all over the place like a cell phone or a PDA. The battery is only to keep it going while you unplug it to move it from, say, your nightstand to the bathroom or the kitchen. (Of course, it can be hacked to add a serious battery if you like. Someone has already submitted schematics for that.)

2. Is your alarm clock smart enough to let you sleep an extra 20 minutes if the traffic report on your commute is favorable, or wake you up 20 minutes early if the weather has turned lousy? Will your Alarm clock wake you up if your overseas stock is tanking or let you know when your e-bay bid gets beaten? Let you glance at your baby monitor webcam or your security webacams? Tell you when that massive download you started has completed? Alert you when your network is under attack? These examples only begin to scratch the surface of what one of these can enable.

3. I know “I” want one… ;-)

]]> By: Veille Perso » Blog Archive » Chumby: premier gadget web 2.0 ? http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/27/chumby-devices-handed-out-at-foo/#comment-170404 Veille Perso » Blog Archive » Chumby: premier gadget web 2.0 ? Sun, 03 Sep 2006 23:20:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/27/chumby-devices-handed-out-at-foo/#comment-170404 [...] Après le Nabaztag, Chumby est en train de faire une entrée remarquée dans la blogosphère… Un chumby c’est un écran tactile dans une petite boite, disposant d’une connexion wifi et d’enceintes. A quoi ça sert: à tout ce que tu veux … enfin presque! Tout un tas de widgets seront disponibles sur le site de chumby, et il te suffit d’installer le widget adéquat pour utiliser ton chumby comme cadre à photos numériques, lecteur rss, lecteur mp3, réveil matin, etc. Les widgets étant en réalisé en flash, les possibilités sont assez vaste, et uniquement limitée par la créativité des développeurs. [...] [...] Après le Nabaztag, Chumby est en train de faire une entrée remarquée dans la blogosphère… Un chumby c’est un écran tactile dans une petite boite, disposant d’une connexion wifi et d’enceintes. A quoi ça sert: à tout ce que tu veux … enfin presque! Tout un tas de widgets seront disponibles sur le site de chumby, et il te suffit d’installer le widget adéquat pour utiliser ton chumby comme cadre à photos numériques, lecteur rss, lecteur mp3, réveil matin, etc. Les widgets étant en réalisé en flash, les possibilités sont assez vaste, et uniquement limitée par la créativité des développeurs. [...]

]]> By: Beanbat http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/27/chumby-devices-handed-out-at-foo/#comment-163818 Beanbat Thu, 31 Aug 2006 18:05:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/27/chumby-devices-handed-out-at-foo/#comment-163818 This is the stupidest idea I've seen in a long time. My alarm clock needs to do only one thing: wake me up. I don't want to stay in bed squinting at news headlines on a mickey-mouse 3" screen. I can just as easily wake up, and log into my actual computer with a HUGE screen to do the same thing. Heck, with HTPCs, hacked xboxes, and high def TVs, you can even surf news/internet stuff from your bed using a nice huge TV screen. When you factor in the $150 price point, this is just laughable. Talk about a huge swing and a miss. Expect to see these things posted on fatwallet or woot in a few months time at blowout prices. This product/company is going to sink fast. Chumby has concrete shoes. This is the stupidest idea I’ve seen in a long time. My alarm clock needs to do only one thing: wake me up. I don’t want to stay in bed squinting at news headlines on a mickey-mouse 3″ screen. I can just as easily wake up, and log into my actual computer with a HUGE screen to do the same thing.

Heck, with HTPCs, hacked xboxes, and high def TVs, you can even surf news/internet stuff from your bed using a nice huge TV screen.

When you factor in the $150 price point, this is just laughable. Talk about a huge swing and a miss. Expect to see these things posted on fatwallet or woot in a few months time at blowout prices. This product/company is going to sink fast. Chumby has concrete shoes.

]]> By: TipsyTech » Blog Archive » Chumby! http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/27/chumby-devices-handed-out-at-foo/#comment-163607 TipsyTech » Blog Archive » Chumby! Thu, 31 Aug 2006 15:13:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/27/chumby-devices-handed-out-at-foo/#comment-163607 [...] TechCrunch [...] [...] TechCrunch [...]

]]> By: Linmagazine http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/27/chumby-devices-handed-out-at-foo/#comment-163188 Linmagazine Thu, 31 Aug 2006 08:58:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/27/chumby-devices-handed-out-at-foo/#comment-163188 <strong>Chumby: יותר משעון מעורר...</strong> יותר מסתם שעון מעורר משוכלל. השעון הזה נוצר כדי שתפרקו ותרכיבו אותו מחדש. מדובר במחשב שמצויד במעבד ARM עם 32 מ"ב של זיכרון SDRAM, רמקולים, מיקרופ.... Chumby: יותר משעון מעורר…

יותר מסתם שעון מעורר משוכלל. השעון הזה נוצר כדי שתפרקו ותרכיבו אותו מחדש. מדובר במחשב שמצויד במעבד ARM עם 32 מ”ב של זיכרון SDRAM, רמקולים, מיקרופ….

]]> By: Bob http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/27/chumby-devices-handed-out-at-foo/#comment-160155 Bob Tue, 29 Aug 2006 14:35:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/27/chumby-devices-handed-out-at-foo/#comment-160155 Hackable? You could build a better mini itx system for barely more than $150. And comparing it to an alarm clock when it's supposed to cost around $150? Has no one realised this is pretty retarded? Hackable? You could build a better mini itx system for barely more than $150. And comparing it to an alarm clock when it’s supposed to cost around $150? Has no one realised this is pretty retarded?

]]> By: Andrei Haquer http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/27/chumby-devices-handed-out-at-foo/#comment-160151 Andrei Haquer Tue, 29 Aug 2006 14:34:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/27/chumby-devices-handed-out-at-foo/#comment-160151 It looks massive considering the pitiful specifications. Ugh, stupid hype over a piece of junk. It looks massive considering the pitiful specifications. Ugh, stupid hype over a piece of junk.

]]> By: CrunchNotes » Reboot at Foo Camp http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/27/chumby-devices-handed-out-at-foo/#comment-159259 CrunchNotes » Reboot at Foo Camp Tue, 29 Aug 2006 03:42:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/27/chumby-devices-handed-out-at-foo/#comment-159259 [...] I listened to developers, designers, and entrepreneurs discuss politics, play jam sessions and hack apart Chumby’s. I spent 5 minutes talking with Jeff Bezos, and our entire conversatioin consisted of how much he likes TechCrunch (15 seconds) and how cool it is that you can buy fresh milk on amazon (4:45). I met dozens of people I know online but never say in person. [...] [...] I listened to developers, designers, and entrepreneurs discuss politics, play jam sessions and hack apart Chumby’s. I spent 5 minutes talking with Jeff Bezos, and our entire conversatioin consisted of how much he likes TechCrunch (15 seconds) and how cool it is that you can buy fresh milk on amazon (4:45). I met dozens of people I know online but never say in person. [...]

]]> By: Bunson_Honeydew http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/27/chumby-devices-handed-out-at-foo/#comment-158755 Bunson_Honeydew Mon, 28 Aug 2006 21:08:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/27/chumby-devices-handed-out-at-foo/#comment-158755 I think this could be compared, in many ways, to the PSP. It is a fully functional off-the-shelf consumer electronic product that has a great official feature set (video, audio, web, RSS, podcasts, etc. over wifi), has great battery life, it's is easy to use by the average moron, and does not cost an arm and a leg. Then there's the homebrew community who have whipped the PSP into an incredible swiss-army-knife-like electronic gadget. It streams a/v over wifi so there's no need to convert/transfer, it emulates pretty much every cartridge-based console/handheld system, it's a great wifi finder, plays internet radio, can do GPS, soon will do VOIP. Pretty much everything I would want in a handheld device can be done with the PSP. And this is with the resistance of a proprietary manufacturer trying to lock out this side of the machine. With a device that is open and feature-rich, and has the support of the manufacturer to tweak, tinker, hack and so-forth, the sky really is the limit with this thing. If it's simple and easy to add new software/widgets, the average consumer will see the value in this and hop on board. The PSP doesn't have the greatest sales, but there are plenty of people out there working to make it a better unit, I guarantee if the Chumby is marketed and handled correctly, it will do just fine. I think this could be compared, in many ways, to the PSP. It is a fully functional off-the-shelf consumer electronic product that has a great official feature set (video, audio, web, RSS, podcasts, etc. over wifi), has great battery life, it’s is easy to use by the average moron, and does not cost an arm and a leg.

Then there’s the homebrew community who have whipped the PSP into an incredible swiss-army-knife-like electronic gadget. It streams a/v over wifi so there’s no need to convert/transfer, it emulates pretty much every cartridge-based console/handheld system, it’s a great wifi finder, plays internet radio, can do GPS, soon will do VOIP. Pretty much everything I would want in a handheld device can be done with the PSP. And this is with the resistance of a proprietary manufacturer trying to lock out this side of the machine.

With a device that is open and feature-rich, and has the support of the manufacturer to tweak, tinker, hack and so-forth, the sky really is the limit with this thing. If it’s simple and easy to add new software/widgets, the average consumer will see the value in this and hop on board. The PSP doesn’t have the greatest sales, but there are plenty of people out there working to make it a better unit, I guarantee if the Chumby is marketed and handled correctly, it will do just fine.

]]> By: Josh http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/27/chumby-devices-handed-out-at-foo/#comment-158719 Josh Mon, 28 Aug 2006 20:34:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/27/chumby-devices-handed-out-at-foo/#comment-158719 I'll have to agree with the $50 price point a few people have pointed out for it to be successful with the mainstream. I think what has people excited about this is that it is open source and very hackable. That said, just like any other thing tech, it will probably start at a higher price point. Two widgets (can we call them something else?) I would like to see added is one for Pandora and one for Skype. I think they should add a camera to this as well. I’ll have to agree with the $50 price point a few people have pointed out for it to be successful with the mainstream. I think what has people excited about this is that it is open source and very hackable. That said, just like any other thing tech, it will probably start at a higher price point.

Two widgets (can we call them something else?) I would like to see added is one for Pandora and one for Skype. I think they should add a camera to this as well.

]]> By: TomSoft » Physical Widget (and revenge of the hardware) http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/27/chumby-devices-handed-out-at-foo/#comment-158490 TomSoft » Physical Widget (and revenge of the hardware) Mon, 28 Aug 2006 17:25:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/27/chumby-devices-handed-out-at-foo/#comment-158490 [...] Through TechCrunch [...] [...] Through TechCrunch [...]

]]> By: Skeptic http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/27/chumby-devices-handed-out-at-foo/#comment-158430 Skeptic Mon, 28 Aug 2006 16:34:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/27/chumby-devices-handed-out-at-foo/#comment-158430 "cool device" - yup, but as someone said above, so was the Audrey, Microsoft SPOT watches, and the Sony eMarker. Heck, TiVo is a cool device AND they have a brand AND a huge consumer base yet even THEY are struggling to move units! so, i return to - a device that inherently competes with CELL PHONES and costs more than an impulse buy ($50) is not going to make it. the very segment they target owns blackberrys, treos, and q-phones, and are all going to say "hmm.. neat, but i dont know what a widget is, and i think my phone does this already". if you want to see any opportunity out of this, the company better have a web play that "chumbies your phone". zoomy - great question, how about... never? first of all, neither company ever buys gadget-makers. second of all, why buy them when you can compete in six months? you wouldnt buy their brand (since its totally unestablished) and they will need to be very lucky to establish any first-mover advantage. geez, i'm sorry with all this business-speak... that's not appropriate now, is it? strike all of the above, replace it with "this is really cool, i hope it works with my podcasts and all my opml!" “cool device” - yup, but as someone said above, so was the Audrey, Microsoft SPOT watches, and the Sony eMarker. Heck, TiVo is a cool device AND they have a brand AND a huge consumer base yet even THEY are struggling to move units!

so, i return to - a device that inherently competes with CELL PHONES and costs more than an impulse buy ($50) is not going to make it. the very segment they target owns blackberrys, treos, and q-phones, and are all going to say “hmm.. neat, but i dont know what a widget is, and i think my phone does this already”. if you want to see any opportunity out of this, the company better have a web play that “chumbies your phone”.

zoomy - great question, how about… never? first of all, neither company ever buys gadget-makers. second of all, why buy them when you can compete in six months? you wouldnt buy their brand (since its totally unestablished) and they will need to be very lucky to establish any first-mover advantage.

geez, i’m sorry with all this business-speak… that’s not appropriate now, is it? strike all of the above, replace it with “this is really cool, i hope it works with my podcasts and all my opml!”

]]> By: Shelley http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/27/chumby-devices-handed-out-at-foo/#comment-158371 Shelley Mon, 28 Aug 2006 15:47:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/27/chumby-devices-handed-out-at-foo/#comment-158371 "I believe they are building these in China already. " Strike one. “I believe they are building these in China already. ”

Strike one.

]]> By: zoomy http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/27/chumby-devices-handed-out-at-foo/#comment-158155 zoomy Mon, 28 Aug 2006 13:28:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/27/chumby-devices-handed-out-at-foo/#comment-158155 Ps. How long before these guys get bought out by MSFT or AAPL? Ps. How long before these guys get bought out by MSFT or AAPL?

]]> By: zoomy http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/27/chumby-devices-handed-out-at-foo/#comment-158153 zoomy Mon, 28 Aug 2006 13:26:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/27/chumby-devices-handed-out-at-foo/#comment-158153 This is a phenomenal idea. I can't wait to get my hands on one of them. Gimme Gimme PLEASE!!! This is a phenomenal idea. I can’t wait to get my hands on one of them. Gimme Gimme PLEASE!!!

]]> By: Mike Abundo http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/27/chumby-devices-handed-out-at-foo/#comment-157909 Mike Abundo Mon, 28 Aug 2006 10:54:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/27/chumby-devices-handed-out-at-foo/#comment-157909 The key to the success of any idiot-proof consumer information appliance is the fact that it doesn't <b>seem</b> like a computer. Those widgets had better be so simple my grandma could pick 'em out. The key to the success of any idiot-proof consumer information appliance is the fact that it doesn’t seem like a computer. Those widgets had better be so simple my grandma could pick ‘em out.

]]> By: Michael Arrington http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/27/chumby-devices-handed-out-at-foo/#comment-157773 Michael Arrington Mon, 28 Aug 2006 09:07:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/27/chumby-devices-handed-out-at-foo/#comment-157773 yeah I agree with everything you said above BS101, except that this is competing with cell phones (you'll understand when you see it first hand). But I still think its a cool device. I believe they are building these in China already. The fact that it is completely based on open source (and and Niall said, Flash) means that it won't be that hard to duplicate if it takes off. So cool, we'll have 20 different versions of it to choose from. Will this company be successful? Dunno. Is the device cool and a good idea? Absolutely. yeah I agree with everything you said above BS101, except that this is competing with cell phones (you’ll understand when you see it first hand). But I still think its a cool device. I believe they are building these in China already. The fact that it is completely based on open source (and and Niall said, Flash) means that it won’t be that hard to duplicate if it takes off. So cool, we’ll have 20 different versions of it to choose from. Will this company be successful? Dunno. Is the device cool and a good idea? Absolutely.

]]> By: PostBubble http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/27/chumby-devices-handed-out-at-foo/#comment-157763 PostBubble Mon, 28 Aug 2006 08:57:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/27/chumby-devices-handed-out-at-foo/#comment-157763 <strong>Postbubble Podcast Episode 26 - Monday, August 28th, 2006...</strong> Here is our podcast for Monday, August 28th, 2006. Today we discuss a new “hackable” electronic device called Chumby, how a fugitive CEO got tracked down because of his use of Skype, Kiko’s sale on eBay for over $250,000 and how spam... Postbubble Podcast Episode 26 - Monday, August 28th, 2006…

Here is our podcast for Monday, August 28th, 2006. Today we discuss a new “hackable” electronic device called Chumby, how a fugitive CEO got tracked down because of his use of Skype, Kiko’s sale on eBay for over $250,000 and how spam…

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