Chumby 8 review

That said, they’ve managed to attract a following that’s far too large to ignore. Both Sony and Best Buy have felt strongly enough about the company’s platform to design and release their own Chumby-powered devices (in fact, Best Buy has released two). And I suspect that Chumby’s original model — a cute, bizarre, plush leather ball with Wi-Fi and a touchscreen LCD — is poised to reach collector’s item status now that it’s out of production.

But back to the point. To put it succinctly, the Chumby platform lets you configure slideshows of small, lightweight apps that convey information and entertain you: clocks, RSS readers, photos, simple games, and so-on. In turn, any Chumby-powered device can access those slideshows (called “channels” in Chumby parlance). 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.

The Sony Dash may be the most well-known of these units, but Chumby has also produced three commercial models of its own over the years. Of those, the $200 Chumby 8 is the latest and greatest (and, thanks to the 8-inch display, the largest). Let’s have a look.

Pretty much everything on the packaging hints at what Chumby is all about: whimsy (then again, how can a company that produces a leather ball with a touchscreen not be whimsical?). A note in the upper right of the box proudly proclaims “it has the Wi-Fi’s!!” followed below by “it’s like, totally awesome.” The logo looks a little more like “Chumby Infinity” to me than “Chumby 8,” but it’s definitely called Chumby 8 (I guess it’s an “8″ on its side). You’re just going to have to trust me on this. And I’m guessing Chumby doesn’t really mind it being called Chumby Infinity anyway, because that would be an awesome name.

Inside the box you’ll find nothing more than the unit, the AC adaptor, and a brief manual. Setting up the Chumby 8 is drop-dead simple, and realistically, you don’t need to crack open the documentation (I didn’t): just plug it in and follow the handful of prompts to get it connected to your network. You’ll need Wi-Fi for it to be useful, but let’s be honest — if you don’t have a Wi-Fi network, owning a Chumby is the furthest thing from you mind. To “activate” the Chumby 8, you’ll create an account on chumby.com and be presented with a grid of sixteen bubbles that you need to match on the device by touching them to toggle their color. Sounds complicated and difficult, but it’s not — just the opposite. It’s actually pretty innovative, and considering the obvious lack of a physical keyboard, I preferred it to having to enter in a long hex code or something of the sort.

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