<s>
The	O
Chumby	B-Application
was	O
a	O
consumer	O
electronics	O
product	O
formerly	O
made	O
by	O
Chumby	B-Application
Industries	I-Application
,	I-Application
Inc	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
an	O
embedded	B-Architecture
computer	I-Architecture
which	O
provides	O
Internet	O
and	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
access	O
via	O
a	O
Wi-Fi	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
this	O
connection	O
,	O
the	O
Chumby	B-Application
runs	O
various	O
software	O
widgets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
Sony	O
introduced	O
a	O
single	O
product	O
based	O
on	O
an	O
offshoot	O
version	O
of	O
Chumby	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Sony	O
Dash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roughly	O
resembling	O
a	O
small	O
clock	O
radio	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
Chumby	B-Application
features	O
a	O
small	O
resistive	O
touch-screen	B-Device
housed	O
in	O
a	O
leather	O
and	O
plastic	O
exterior	O
with	O
six	O
color	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Chumby	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Chumby	B-Application
8	O
is	O
supplied	O
through	O
an	O
AC	O
adapter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
later	O
model	O
,	O
the	O
Chumby	B-Application
One	O
,	O
also	O
offered	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
a	O
9v	O
backup	O
battery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Related	O
devices	O
,	O
the	O
Infocast	O
3.5	O
and	O
Infocast	O
8	O
,	O
devices	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Best	O
Buy	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Chumby	B-Application
software	O
,	O
are	O
also	O
only	O
AC	O
powered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
customizable	O
by	O
users	O
:	O
after	O
agreeing	O
to	O
the	O
Chumby	B-Application
HDK	O
License	O
,	O
users	O
may	O
download	O
schematics	O
and	O
other	O
hardware	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wired	O
magazine	O
named	O
Chumby	B-Application
one	O
of	O
its	O
top	O
gadgets	O
for	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
software	O
is	O
mostly	O
open	O
source	O
,	O
running	O
on	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Chumby	B-Application
ceased	O
operation	O
and	O
was	O
liquidated	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
assets	O
being	O
purchased	O
by	O
Duane	O
Maxwell	O
,	O
the	O
former	O
Chief	O
Technology	O
Officer	O
of	O
Chumby	B-Application
Industries	O
,	O
who	O
formed	O
Blue	O
Octy	O
,	O
LLC	O
(	O
"	O
Blue	O
Octy	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blue	O
Octy	O
relaunched	O
the	O
full	O
Chumby	B-Application
service	O
on	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
2014	O
as	O
a	O
paid	O
subscription	O
service	O
,	O
currently	O
charging	O
US$3	O
per	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
open	O
source	O
firmware	B-Application
is	O
available	O
for	O
free	O
that	O
allows	O
existing	O
devices	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
functionality	O
of	O
the	O
paid	O
service	O
at	O
no	O
cost	O
,	O
although	O
this	O
may	O
violate	O
the	O
copyright	O
of	O
those	O
who	O
developed	O
the	O
Chumby	B-Application
widgets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andrew	O
"	O
bunnie	O
"	O
Huang	O
was	O
the	O
lead	O
hardware	O
engineer	O
at	O
Chumby	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Chumby	B-Application
premiered	O
on	O
August	O
25	O
,	O
2006	O
at	O
Foo	O
Camp	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
around	O
100	O
alpha	O
release	O
testers	O
at	O
the	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
Foo	O
Camp	O
,	O
Chumby	B-Application
announced	O
a	O
free	O
offer	O
,	O
where	O
applicants	O
would	O
receive	O
the	O
same	O
alpha-level	O
Chumby	B-Application
as	O
those	O
previously	O
given	O
away	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interested	O
parties	O
could	O
send	O
e-mail	O
to	O
Chumby	B-Application
requesting	O
release	O
information	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
given	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
join	O
in	O
the	O
Insiders	O
Release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
in	O
February	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
commercial	O
release	O
was	O
made	O
public	O
on	O
the	O
Chumby	B-Application
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Chumby	B-Application
was	O
available	O
through	O
Zyyx	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
as	O
www.chumby.jp	O
since	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Australia	O
,	O
the	O
Chumby	B-Application
was	O
available	O
through	O
ISP	O
Internode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2009	O
the	O
Chumby	B-Application
One	O
was	O
released	O
:	O
a	O
similar	O
,	O
all-plastic	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
in	O
white	O
with	O
blue	O
trim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
changes	O
include	O
a	O
slightly	O
faster	O
processor	O
,	O
only	O
one	O
USB	B-Protocol
port	O
on	O
the	O
rear	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
and	O
inclusion	O
of	O
an	O
FM	O
tuner	O
and	O
physical	O
volume	O
knob	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hard	O
plastic	O
case	O
allowed	O
Chumby	B-Application
Industries	O
to	O
offer	O
the	O
Chumby	B-Application
One	O
at	O
a	O
reduced	O
price	O
of	O
$119.95	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2012	O
,	O
Chumby	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
cessation	O
of	O
hardware	O
sales	O
,	O
having	O
ceased	O
manufacture	O
of	O
their	O
own	O
hardware	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
and	O
exhausted	O
their	O
inventory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dedicated	O
fans	O
managed	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
service	O
running	O
for	O
a	O
period	O
following	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
demise	O
,	O
but	O
on	O
20	O
February	O
2013	O
Chumby	B-Application
shut	O
down	O
its	O
servers	O
,	O
leaving	O
users	O
with	O
a	O
simple	O
clock	O
that	O
shows	O
time	O
,	O
calendar	O
,	O
and	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
brief	O
message	O
appears	O
on	O
the	O
Chumby	B-Application
Web	O
site	O
,	O
explaining	O
the	O
suspension	O
of	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alternative	O
open	O
source	O
firmware	B-Application
prepared	O
for	O
such	O
an	O
eventuality	O
became	O
available	O
at	O
this	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
Blue	O
Octy	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
reviving	O
the	O
chumby	B-Application
technology	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
chumby	B-Application
developers	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Visiting	O
www.chumby.com	O
shows	O
details	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Towards	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
March	O
2014	O
,	O
Blue	O
Octy	O
began	O
beta	O
testing	O
the	O
soon	O
to	O
be	O
revived	O
chumby	B-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Blue	O
Octy	O
relaunched	O
the	O
Chumby	B-Application
service	O
as	O
a	O
sustainable	O
,	O
subscription-based	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
by	O
August	O
2017	O
,	O
a	O
patch	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sony	O
Dash	O
HID-C10	O
models	O
to	O
allow	O
them	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
the	O
Blue	O
Octy	O
Chumby	B-Application
servers	O
,	O
thus	O
extending	O
their	O
useful	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Chumby	B-Application
is	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
modified	B-Device
by	O
users	O
,	O
with	O
schematics	O
,	O
printed	O
circuit	O
board	O
layouts	O
and	O
packaging/outerware	O
designs	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hacking	O
the	O
Chumby	B-Application
hardware	O
was	O
encouraged	O
by	O
the	O
manufacturer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schematics	O
and	O
other	O
hardware	O
information	O
may	O
be	O
downloaded	O
after	O
the	O
user	O
agrees	O
to	O
the	O
Chumby	B-Application
HDK	O
License	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
users	O
on	O
the	O
Chumby	B-Application
Forums	O
have	O
experimented	O
with	O
and	O
documented	O
some	O
battery	O
hacks	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
Chumby	B-Application
to	O
be	O
operated	O
without	O
AC	O
power	O
for	O
short	O
periods	O
of	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
also	O
exists	O
a	O
Chumby	B-Application
Hacker	O
Board	O
that	O
mostly	O
resembles	O
a	O
Chumby	B-Application
One	O
motherboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chumby	B-Application
Industries	O
did	O
not	O
officially	O
support	O
the	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chumby	B-Application
units	O
run	O
a	O
modified	B-Device
Linux	B-Operating_System
kernel	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
originally	O
installed	O
on	O
the	O
device	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
play	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
user-customizable	O
widgets	O
,	O
small	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
animations	I-Operating_System
that	O
deliver	O
real-time	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
possible	O
because	O
an	O
embedded	O
version	O
of	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
is	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
for	O
the	O
Chumby	B-Application
automatically	O
updated	O
when	O
something	O
new	O
became	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
updates	O
came	O
from	O
the	O
free	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
Chumby	B-Application
network	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
modified	B-Device
BitTorrent	O
client	O
was	O
used	O
to	O
upgrade	O
the	O
open-source	O
portions	O
of	O
its	O
firmware	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
prototypes	O
did	O
not	O
support	O
video	O
playback	O
,	O
all	O
versions	O
since	O
May	O
2007	O
use	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
Lite	I-Operating_System
3	O
which	O
allows	O
for	O
Sorenson	O
,	O
FLV	O
,	O
H.264	O
,	O
VP6	O
and	O
On2	B-Application
video	O
playback	O
.	O
</s>
