Chumby hacking




















He has always shared all his findings and pushed for open source wherever it would fit. We recently discussed how Chumby, a project to which [Bunnie] contributed is coming to an end. In this interview, he talks about what the future holds for himself and how he plans to spend his time. Hearing that Chumby will no longer be selling hardware makes us a little sad. Let us all take a moment of silence.

That link will take you to their video demonstration of the device, which is a humble-looking black box with no apparent user interface. Once the two have mated you can do things like share images on the TV and load webpages from addresses entered into the smart phone. There are options for scrolling alerts when you receive an IM or SMS, and a few other bells and whistles. All of this from a device which connects with two HDMI ports to sit between your TV and whatever feeds it a video signal.

TZ is doing some fun stuff with the Chumby Hacker board! Note: I also have the Xvnc running as a second X display at better resolution while the main one is running, but I hope to have a real remote desktop soon.

Chumby Hacker Board — Beta. The Chumby Hacker Board is a cool single board Linux computer that has much of the same hardware as the famous Chumby One. The board is best used by those with previous Linux experience. This is the Beta release, just for the hackers! Chumby has generously offered a Forum and Wiki where they will try to share information but there is absolutely no tech support or guarantee that the CHB will meet your project needs.

Through this connector, developers can add peripherals, such as thermometers making it effectively a tiny weather station and more. The Chumby is designed in a way such that its core electronics can be easily separated from its outer shell.

This lets Chumby owners create that exact look they want. Some enterprising crafters have already stuffed the screen into teddy bears and footballs and even exquisitely designed wooden cases. Carlos Camargo, an assistant engineering professor at the National University of Columbia, has taken to hacking both the Chumby's hardware and its software. His current project, which centers on constructing a Chumby-based vehicle-tracking system, will let the Chumby communicate with a cellular modem and with GPS to measure the driving habits of people in Columbia.

Indeed, with so many sensors and potential applications for the Chumby, it's often hard to keep track of the myriad projects developers, hackers and crafters are embarking on, Maxwell says. Learn more. Report comment. Thanks, Tony. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Search Search for:.



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