Category Archives: ARM

Use Infocast Offline

Posted on April 18, 2011 by phh

Normally, the Insignia Infocast 3.5″ downloads its content including the main control panel from the Chumby server on the Internet. When everything is working fine that is the desirable way to use it. If you want to listen to the … Continue reading →

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A Kindle for $25 less?

Posted on April 15, 2011 by phh

Would you buy a Kindle reader if it included advertisements and was $25 less? Amazon is offering a version of the already low priced, $139 WiFi Kindle for $114. The “Kindle with Special Offers” version replaces the screen saver featuring … Continue reading →

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Insignia Infocast 3.5

Posted on March 19, 2011 by phh

Best Buy USA finally gave me an opportunity to get a Chumby powered device very similar to the Chumby One. As with the WikiReader, I had noticed that Best Buy USA had started selling the Insignia Infocast 3.5″ and it … Continue reading →

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The (not so) Subtle Subversion of the Netbook

Posted on January 5, 2010 by phh

I have been thinking over the past year about how the ideal of the perfect netbook has been subverted. When the Eee PC 700 series were first announced the idea of the netbook for me was simple. A small, ultra … Continue reading →

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The New Chumby One

Posted on November 18, 2009 by phh

The Chumby is a device that is hard to describe. It is a small wifi connected computer which runs flash applets (called widgets) from the Chumby servers. What this bedside/kitchen/desk/? device does depends on the widgets you choose to run. … Continue reading →

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