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Linc was talking about setting up a device that's more featured than a digital photo frame. Sounds like the Chumby might be what he's looking for:
http://store.chumby.com/

Does photos, flickr, weather, alarm clock, streaming audio, read email, monitor ebay, netflix, news.
and yes it runs Linux

Clearly, they stole the aesthetically pleasing topological design from the original iMac.

That's cool , they have come to fruition .

I wonder what the size difference between it and an imac?

I was looking at the chumby, but the big deal breaker for me is that it doesn't have a battery and has to be plugged in all the time. For a device like this it's crazy that you can't pass it around the room to show off pics to friends and family.

To tell the truth I think a Nokia 770 picked up on ebay for <$100 can do everything the chumby ($180) can, and then some, plus it's battery powered. Anyway, Linc has his trusty N800 that can do anything the Chumby can too.

Chumby Industries, makers of the Wi-Fi video and widget displaying device, the Chumby, have just announced $12.5 million in Series B funding today.

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/wh ... .php#51155

I don't know why anyone would buy this over any of the Nokia tablets. I still can't figure out why they would even release something designed to be carried and squeezed, that's all soft and squishy, but which turns into a doorstop as soon as you move five feet away from a wall outlet. What a waste.