[Hidden-tech] Has anyone tried using a chumby ?

[David Korpiewski]

Although I must say that after finally breaking down and purchasing an 
iPhone 32gb 3GS this past friday, I don't know how I ever lived without 
this thing.  It does absolutely every thing a small computer does -- 
email, calendaring, surfing, instant messengers, remote desktop into my 
PC at work, being a MP3 player, and then some things that the PC never 
dreamed of doing like GPS and compasses.  And the best part is that 
these newer iPhones are *fast* and you can do this stuff from almost 
everywhere. Plus it has a microphone and can record audio notes for you 
which is cool.

So I guess to be able to access all my data from anywhere, it is worth 
the cost, to me, of 30/mon on top of what I was already paying for my cell.

Ironically I'm a die hard PC guy, but this is cool. :)  I have finally 
drank the Apple Koolaid :-D LOL!

David





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> 
> Have not used one, I looked at several of the mini/low power boxes last year
> but decided to stick with a 40 watt box I had gathering dust for this year.
> Chumby looks useful, though a bit thin on RAM and needing a flash drive.
> 
> I wonder why we don't yet have a cell-phone sized mini that includes a
> microphone and speaker, for those that don't like paying $70 monthly
> contract for an IPhone on campus.  There must be a hardware vendor out there
> that would like to capture a $200 retail price point for a Skype gadget.
> Thoughts?
> 
> Charlie
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rich [mailto:rich at on-the-net.com] 
> Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 2:00 PM
> To: HT-discuss
> Subject: [Hidden-tech] Has anyone tried using a chumby ?
> 
>    ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area.
>    ** If you did, we all thank you.
> 
> 
> http://www.chumby.com/
> 
> Initially it looks like another digital desk toy --  however it is a 
> full standalone linux box running on an Arm9 processor
> with a Flash lite interface, mp3 player with full wifi,  and other cool 
> stuff inside like an internet radio unit.
> 
> We are using one now for monitoring our servers.
> I'd be interested in collaborating with an improved tools for monitoring,
> other ideas welcome also.
> 

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David Korpiewski
Software Specialist I
CSCF - Computer Science Computing Facility
Department of Computer Science
Phone: 413-545-4319
Fax:   413-577-2285
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