A Chumby is one of the emerging class of internet connected devices that can be used around the home. It can be thought of as a cross between a small digital photoframe, alarm clock and low-power computer. This particular device is easy to develop for and thus has a mushrooming collection of widgets available to all users.
Arjun and I got one of these as a gift for my parents for their anniversary. Now they can keep up with blog posts and photos on flickr without having to switch on their computer. (If I got the Gmail widget to work, they could check email too!)
Anyway, the device has no persistent memory, which means it loads everything it needs from the internet when it powers on. I have created a virtual Chumby that is a clone of my parents' Chumby.
Check it out.
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