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April 20th, 2012

Engadget says the end may be near for quirky little Chumby. We have a Chumby in the kitchen, and wouldn’t it be nice if the service is maintained somewhere, so all those little Web radio alarm clocks keep working for a year or two more?

Update: From Venture Beat – “CEO Derrick Oien told The Verge that Chumby’s assets, which include widget technology, patents, and the platform, are being shopped around by a corporate trustee. The content and apps platform, however, will stay operational for the immediate future.”

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  • 1. Marianne  |  April 21st, 2012 at 8:23 pm

    Oh no! Katie was just talking about her Chumby yesterday–she used it to quickly look up the weather while we were talking on the phone. She will miss it if it goes.

  • 2. DOuG pRATt  |  April 21st, 2012 at 8:52 pm

    The cost of keeping the online service running shouldn’t be much, so here’s hoping.

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