1. Don't think you need to d/l the Linux source of the OS to create widgets. The point of this thing seems to be being a Flash player - which is what widgets are based upon. If you want to hack a 3G dongle (for whatever insane reason it seems to be the thing to have on your alarm clock) then you obviously need to dig beyond Flash.
2. Please link to that (in a useful manner) internet enabled Argos alarm clock for GBP6. Last I heard you guys getting all randy about the IMHO ridiculously overpriced SqueezeBox. Here you get a fairly decent internet radio player that is not tied into proprietary components. I do admit the UK price (as usual) is a joke compared to US pricing.
3. There's some nonsensical feedback loop in the article. The ChumbyOne is $99 in the US and thus well within reach of not so affluent teens (a friggin video game costs 1/2 of that!) It's perfect reg style tho picking random facts out of context to bemoan ;-)
4. Ultimately this thing is nice if (a) you are not poor (b) you want easy access to internet radio without having to switch on netbooks, cradle your phone or other paraphernalia (c) you think it's nice to hook into picasa, facebook and others using this thing as a photo frame (d) you like access to other internet info such as weather, event lists, even mail (although I prefer to have more secure access to it than a chumby on the bed stand..) and (e) you easily tire of clock designs, since there are 100s for the chumby to pick from.
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Couple of things...
1. Don't think you need to d/l the Linux source of the OS to create widgets. The point of this thing seems to be being a Flash player - which is what widgets are based upon. If you want to hack a 3G dongle (for whatever insane reason it seems to be the thing to have on your alarm clock) then you obviously need to dig beyond Flash.
2. Please link to that (in a useful manner) internet enabled Argos alarm clock for GBP6. Last I heard you guys getting all randy about the IMHO ridiculously overpriced SqueezeBox. Here you get a fairly decent internet radio player that is not tied into proprietary components. I do admit the UK price (as usual) is a joke compared to US pricing.
3. There's some nonsensical feedback loop in the article. The ChumbyOne is $99 in the US and thus well within reach of not so affluent teens (a friggin video game costs 1/2 of that!) It's perfect reg style tho picking random facts out of context to bemoan ;-)
4. Ultimately this thing is nice if (a) you are not poor (b) you want easy access to internet radio without having to switch on netbooks, cradle your phone or other paraphernalia (c) you think it's nice to hook into picasa, facebook and others using this thing as a photo frame (d) you like access to other internet info such as weather, event lists, even mail (although I prefer to have more secure access to it than a chumby on the bed stand..) and (e) you easily tire of clock designs, since there are 100s for the chumby to pick from.