Just over a week ago, I ordered a CHUMBY: a weird device which can act as a whole range of objects ranging from an alarm clock to a photo frame for Flickr images...
It is wireless, and can then receive streams of data of various kinds, or run what are called WIDGETS. It intrigued me, and I quite liked the idea of it sitting on the desk and providing another portal for Twitter updates, weather forecast, news headlines etc, Internet radio stations etc.
These widgets are growing in number (though not quite as fast as iPhone apps...) with over 1000 now available and all for FREE (unlike some of the iPhone apps)
Update: up in Scotland at the moment, but my Chumby is waiting for me at a parcel depot - need to pay some import duty... will be back to you next week...
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