chumby in the News
chumby one
"Let's be honest: it's really hard to dislike chumby. In fact, you feel almost compelled to root for any company bold enough to put out a product as unapologetically wacky as the original chumby, a device that somehow managed to marry a soft, cuddly vinyl sphere with WiFi and a touchscreen." more
"It does a good job delivering the time, weather, news and RSS feeds, running Pandora and waking me up, and it looks adorable while doing it." more
"To call the Chumby One an alarm clock is the understatement of the year. This pint-sized internet-connected gem with its bright, sharp and responsive touchscreen goes way beyond that." more
"I started using Chumby One last week and I’ve completely falling in love with it. It’s a cute little tv-like gadget which sits right next to my laptop and plays endless music or give me access to my tiwtter account, Podcasts, News channels, Photo stream from Flickr, Gmail and of course my favorite, Twistori." more
chumby classic
"With a vast range of widgets available you could find a use for the chumby in almost any room. The only difficulty might be in deciding where to put the little fella. One thing is certain - if you love all things Web-related you'll want to give him a good home." more
"chumby may be a funny name for a company, but as a product, we think it has the potential to bring a lot of great content to new people (and places)." more
"A curious beast, chumby is a sort of internet-enabled toy that you can place on your coffee table, link up to your wireless network, and use as a portal to the web." more
"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
"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