Chumby - an amazing gadget

The Chumby

1500 widgets are available for this amazing gadget. You can keep it by your bed, in the lounge, on your desk - anywhere you can plug it in! It uses wifi to connect the internet with all the widgets you could ever want.

listen to podcasts, audiobooks and internet radio, keep track of friends on Facebook, twaddle away on Twitter, watch vids, play games, gawp at photos on Flickr, check out eBay bids, read the news, groan at the weather, stock quotes, horoscopes, finance widgets, Biorhythm charting, Gmail via IMAP that's gmailer to you.

Tons of amazing widgets! More added each day!

Contents:

* Chumby
* Mains Power Cable
* UK/EU adapter
* Chumby charms
* User Manual

Measures

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* 15cm wide x 10cm high x 8cm deep

Specification:

* 3½" LCD colour touchscreen
* 2 USB 2.0 full-speed ports
* 350 MHz ARM processor
* 64 MB SDRAM
* 64 MB NAND flash ROM
* 2W stereo speakers
* Stereo headphone output
* Accelerometer (motion sensor)
* Leather housing
* AC adapter included
* Wi-fi connectivity (802.11 b/g)
* USB ethernet compatible
* Dimmable backlight
* One-click control panel access
* Access to free chumby content
* Over-the-air software updates
* Free charm set one included with each chumby classic

Requirements:

* Broadband Internet connection. The Internet connection needs to be highspeed, such as cable or DSL. chumby will not work with a dial-up connection.
* Wireless router or wired ethernet connection. Wireless: chumby is compatible with most wireless routers with the settings of 802.11g/802.11b (or mixed). Most routers currently sold offer these settings. Routers that mention 802.11n may work with the chumby as long as they properly support 802.11g or 802.11b. Wired ethernet: chumby works with most USB ethernet adapters.
* Computer. You need access to a computer to activate your chumby as well as set up the widgets you want to show on it. Once your chumby is set up, you only need occasional access to a computer if you want to change widgets in your channels.
* You don't have to buy a subscription or membership or anything else extra to access widgets for your chumby.