Chumby

The Chumby is an ambient consumer electronics product made by Chumby Industries, Inc.. It is an embedded computer which provides Internet and LAN access via a Wi-Fi connection. Through this connection, the Chumby runs various software widgets.

Roughly resembling a small clock radio, it consists of a small touch-screen with a leather and plastic exterior. It uses AC power and turns off if unplugged and moved; a 9 volt battery connector is supplied for backup power. It costs $199.95 (USD) and comes in six colors.

The Chumby has been praised by some as open source hardware, although it does not exactly conform to the Open Source Definition. It is designed to be customizable by users, but some have criticized this as "goofy" and unnecessary. Wired magazine named Chumby one of its top gadgets for 2008. Its software is completely open source, running on Linux.