Chumby

Port Authority: SD and CF slots, two USBs and a 3.5mm headphone jack. Handles Flash. Doubles as a killer night-light. Hardware also available in red. 1500+ pre-stocked apps, including Facebook, Twitter, Pandora, Wired.com (huzzah!), Reddit Headlines...

0 more expensive than it should be, even after its recent price drop. Bulky hardware. No internal battery. Dull screen. Setup was long and laborious and required entering a 31-digit code online. Dearth of content: The only dating app is Craigslist...

User interface is the best Chumby has made ; Larger, higher-res screen is far more practical than the One ; Access to all 1,300-odd Chumby apps already available

Simple, basic design belies Chumby’s fun-loving image ; Weak sound quality ; Resistive display

As it always has been with Chumby, the Chumby 8 is a curiosity and a fun toy for the geekiest among us

Cool design ; Tons of fun

Power is supplied by an AC adapter that must be plugged in

The Chumby is an amazing little device that can do a whole lot in a little bean bag package. This bean bag is a whole lot of fun and has some pretty functional applications and widgets as well. With the ability to tell time, predict the weather, play...

Easy to use, very capable hardware, open-source hardware and software, extremely hackable and expandable

Low resolution screen, touch screen is slightly unresponsive

There’s room for improvement but the Chumby is a very capable device in its own right. However, software and hardware hacks from users will make the Chumby all the more fun and useful.

Once upon the dotcom boom, 3Com announced a product called Audrey. Audrey was to be an internet device that would sit in your kitchen, and which you would use to do little online tasks. It would cost about $499