chumby in the news


2011

  • September 20, 2011
    "TVs with apps are nice and all, but what if you bought your HDTV before so-called smart TVs hit the market? Chumby’s latest venture, called NeTV, looks to bring web functionality to any TV, game console, DVR, or media center PC." more

  • September 8, 2011
    "Existing HDTV owners cursing because they don't have a Smart TV will soon catch a break from Chumby." more

  • September 8, 2011
    "The NeTV is a Chumby that sits inline with your TV and powers a Webkit browser and RSS/social media feed right on your screen." more

  • September 8, 2011
    "And it's too early to know how good the NeTV's going to be, but a third party platform that doesn't rely on a specific brand's hardware might be the booster the horribly fragmented, rightly-ignored smart TV arena needs." more

  • September 8, 2011
    "NeTV will overlay Internet content on top of your television programming and the primary feature is an adjustable (size, location, content) ticker of Internet and/or phone-based data." more

  • August 31, 2011
    "Manufacturers are putting all their money into the display technology and the glass. But they’re not as focused on the computer processing power, so a lot of our software and hardware works very well for these television applications." more

  • August 31, 2011
    "Sony even threw in the Dash's Chumby widgets, transforming the tablet into a high-tech photo frame/widget display when the device is placed on an optional dock." more

  • August 31, 2011
    "The Tablet S will offer a number of custom apps, starting with a Chumby emulation that can be run manually or set to go off automatically whenever the wedge is docked." more

  • August 29, 2011
    "It takes a village to move a company’s focus from hardware to software. San Diego-based Chumby is making that move, and it’s calling out to the developer village for help." more

  • August 1, 2011
    "The TVs' online services include Netflix, CinemaNow, YouTube, Pandora, Napster, and Chumby apps—little widgets that can hook into your Facebook, Twitter and various photo accounts along with just about every other possible use imaginable." more

  • August 1, 2011
    "Customers can customize their experience by selecting additional content from the Chumby network, which supports hundreds of applications for the Insignia Connected TV." more

  • August 1, 2011
    "Chumby apps, Facebook, and Twitter are here of course, too—but again, they look like they belong, which can't be said for the competition. The smartness here is unobtrusive and pared, which is a must if the internet and TV are ever going to be functional bedfellows." more

  • August 1, 2011
    "Chumby is the way that the TV accesses apps such as Twitter, Facebook, Photobucket, Accuweather, Reuters News and Sports, stocks and traffic. People can customize their experience by selecting additional content from the Chumby network, which supports hundreds of applications." more

  • August 1, 2011
    "Also onboard is the Chumby app platform, which comes preloaded with eight TV-optimized widgets: Twitter, Facebook, Photobucket, Accuweather, Reuters News and Sports, Stocks, and Traffic. Insignia reps told CNET that users will be able to download and install any of the hundreds of other available Chumby apps as well." more

  • June 30, 2011
    "If you want to see a truly awesome take on where tablets should be going, look at the Chumby. This little alarm-clock replacement is pure awesome." more

  • June 20, 2011
    "San Diego's chumby industries, which has developed a touch-screen device and widgets to provide music, photos, games, and web sites, has expanded its software platform into the connected TV market." more

  • June 11, 2011
    "At its core, the idea is to have an intelligent box on your nightstand or next to your computer that can serve up tiny chunks of information that you’re constantly looking for – and possibly replace your framed photos, your radio, and your alarm clock along the way." more

  • May 27, 2011
    "Chumby is a perfect bed table or kitchen top companion. You can listen to a variety of online radio stations, keep your favorite website or RSS feed updating at a glance, or you can just use it as a digital picture frame." more

  • May 25, 2011
    "[chumby8] is, in short, a miniature, keyboard-less, $200 computer." more

  • May 23, 2011
    "Today, Chumby Industries aims to move beyond cute." more

  • May 8, 2011
    "This was one of the hardest review units to send back." more

  • April 22, 2011
    "The Chumby's apps are what make it a great Internet radio and photo frame." more

  • April 13, 2011
    "A general-purpose networked cute computer was years ahead of its time, and it gets even better with every revision." more

  • April 11, 2011
    "The Chumby in all its incarnations will always have a place in my nerd heart. The 8-inch version is the company's best effort yet, offering more processor horsepower, more ports, and a sleeker design." more

  • April 7, 2011
    "Work on this week's personal technology column has been constantly interrupted... The reason for all this procrastination? I have a Chumby8 on my desk." more

  • April 4, 2011
    "It's great to be able to insert a CompactFlash, MMC or SD card into it, and then it will either play your music or photos from there, or let you load them onto its 2GB internal flash drive. You can even upload pics to photo sharing sites from it." more

  • March 28, 2011
    "Remember Chumby? Of course! These guys are back with a new platform and device, and while it doesn't look too different than the Chumby displays that we have seen in the past, the new Chumby 8 is both bigger and 'better.'" more

  • March 24, 2011
    "In case you're not familiar with Chumby, it's an Internet-connected digital photo frame, personal browser, and alarm clock all wrapped in one." more

  • March 24, 2011
    "The Chumby 8 certainly looks different than any previous Chumby device, resembling a digital photo frame this time around." more

  • March 24, 2011
    "A regular old digital picture frame isn’t exactly the most exciting thing in the world, but it suddenly gets a lot more interesting when you toss in a few more features and functions. In effect, that’s the appeal of the widget-happy display from Chumby Industries..." more

  • March 23rd, 2011
    "Remember that newfangled widget display we peeked back at CES? Looks as if Chumby Industries is good and ready to get official with a ship date and price." more

  • March 23, 2011
    "We're guessing the whole thing will be just as hack-friendly — and chumby encouraging of hacks — as previous models." more

  • March 22, 2001
    "Everyone's favorite extra screen/robot/app platform, Chumby, is back for another round." more

  • March 23, 2011
    "As we'd gotten a glimpse of before, our little Chumby has undergone the type of cute-to-sexy transition not heard of since late-90s Britney Spears." more

  • February 17, 2011
    "The original idea was for other hackers to turn it into whatever they wanted it to be. But Chumby provided an easy way to get content on the device by letting developers launch simple programs that mostly displayed information from the Internet, or provided basic interactivity via its touch screen." more

  • January 26, 2011
    "Chumby is an easily modifiable, Linux-based computer that can be used for a wide variety of DIY projects. With the addition of a couple of legs by EMG Robotics, it can even become a simple walking device." more

  • January 20, 2011
    "Stephen L. Tomlin, Chairman of Chumby speaks with Ryan Sperling at the 2011 CES event held in Las vegas and gives us a overview of the company."more

  • January 19, 2011
    "A Chumby is one heck of a technological curio." more

  • January 19, 2011
    "It's a widget-centric device that displays lots of useful information on the screen that you can digest at a glance" more

  • January 11, 2011
    "Chumby outed another model and now has a full product line with a solution for nearly everyone." more

  • January 8, 2011
    "Who wants to wait on a computer that has to boot up before they can get their gotta-have-it-now information from the web? At the Consumer Electronics Show, Chumby was showing the latest incarnation of its namesake device." more

  • January 8, 2011
    "At first glance, we were immediately impressed by its fetching design, a big departure from Chumbys of the past. We especially like its sexy swooping back section." more

  • January 7, 2011
    "Oh, how I've missed you, Chumby. I remember back when you were just a wee little beanbag. I remember your awkward phase as the Chumby One. Now, you're all grown up and hanging out at CES with a friggin' 8-inch screen. The time just flies by, doesn't it?" more

  • January 7, 2011
    "Chumby Industries Inc. of San Diego makes an eponymous wireless Internet device that can display status updates and photos from their Facebook." more

  • January 7, 2011
    "This is really one of the coolest products we've seen here. Clearly a great use of an amazing Facebook integration." - Randi Zuckerberg at CES 2011 more

  • January 6, 2011
    "The new Chumby 8 — leaked not long ago — is now official, featuring a revamped user interface that allows you to access music from the home screen, manage apps without using the web-based portal, and use internet radio stations as alarm sounds." more

  • January 6, 2011
    Bunnie Huang talks to CrunchGear about the chumby8 and chumby for Android. more

  • January 6, 2011
    Ben Bajarin of Slashgear interviews Bunnie Huang of Chumby at Showstoppers 2011 more

  • January 6, 2011
    "Like the original Chumby, the new model retains a focus on Flash Lite widgets and apps such as Pandora, games, news, and a wide range of other content." more

  • January 8, 2011
    Maximum PC includes chumby in its images of devices from CES. more

  • January 6, 2011
    "The new battery-powered Dash will be available in orange, brown, and blue, while a version sans battery will only be decorated in a black hue. No word on pricing, but it will be available this summer" more

2010

  • December 16, 2010
    "The company's new Android app simply connects to your Chumby account and lets you view and use the same Flash-based apps that you would on any other Chumby device..." more

2009

  • December 7, 2009
    "If you are lucky enough to get your hands on a Chumby One you may have trouble explaining what it does, but you will not want to give it back." more

  • December 2, 2009
    "Hold one in your hands, and you're bound to think of some void in your life where the internet has yet to penetrate." more

  • November 18, 2009
    "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

  • November 18, 2009
    "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

  • November 13, 2009
    "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

  • November 12, 2009
    "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

  • August 19, 2009
    "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

  • May 27, 2009
    "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

  • May 27, 2009
    "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

2008

  • May 20, 2008
    "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

  • March 14, 2008
    "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

  • February 28, 2008
    "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

  • February 28, 2008
    "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

  • February 28, 2008
    "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

  • February 25, 2008
    "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

  • February 1, 2008
    "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

2007

  • November 1, 2007
    "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

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