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Earlier this week, I received a Chumby review unit. Chumby is a tiny Linux computer, encased in what looks like a bean bag, with a touchscreen. It displays widgets that show specialized information — the time, weather, news headlines, pictures, video, webcams. You can also use it to play Internet radio, or as an alarm clock.

Chumby connects via Wi-Fi, and it’s easy to add and even make your own widgets.

I’ll offer a more detailed review this weekend. But in the meantime, I wanted to show you what my Chumby looks like, and what widgets I’ve chosen to add to it. Here’s a virtual version of my Chumby — wait between 30-60 seconds or so for each widget to change:

Chumby costs $179. So far, it’s big fun, and while it has some drawbacks, I think it’s worth every dime.

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