Chumby?

[Andrew Gould]

On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 10:19 AM, C M Reinehr <cmr at amsent.com> wrote:

> On Wed 03 September 2008 09:06, Douglas J Hunley wrote:
> > Does anyone here have one of these? Or know anyone that does? I've seen a
> > bit of press on these lately, but I can'y for the life of me figure out
> wtf
> > you'd actually /do/ with one....
>
> Don't have one, but the Internet radio feature sounds interesting. I
> suppose
> if there were one or two websites that you wan't to follow it might be
> helpful, but I can't see doing much web surfing on it. The most promising
> idea that comes to mind is a kind of clock/radio/weather radio type
> application. Sounds like the perfect gift for the geek who already has
> everything. :)
>
> cmr
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If it can be configured remotely and access to websites can be managed, it
would be great for kids.  You could send kids email from work and have them
view a family calendar (webcalendar?) without exposing them to the full,
ugly internet.

I wonder if you could make the alarm go off remotely to get their attention
when they're in the bedroom....hmmm.

Andrew
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