22/03: The internet coming to a nightstand near you
Well it feels great to have my computer again and be able to return to blogging. I almost did the same thing my friend Steven Levy did over at Newsweek. He got a loaner ultra-light MacBook Air from Apple for reviewing and proceeded to get it caught up with the Sunday Newspapers and thrown out. My experience was almost identical, except that I bought my MacBook Air and, after four hours in the recycling bin, I was able to find mine. Steven wasnt so lucky.
Steven and I are here in Washington coming back from a great afternoon of basketball for the NCAA tourney. There have been some great games, and I almost certainly lost my voice during the Duke-WVU game. The only negative was the fact that I had to miss a great event back at the office known as ‘mArcher Madness.’ From all the notes from the team, it sounds like they had a great event.
In between games Friday, we went out to grab a bite to eat in the city. Steven and I both had our MacBooks out to check email at the bar. Either the elegance of the machines or the constant joking we were doing to each other was causing quite a few heads to turn. That is until another friend sat down next to us with a cute new device, called a Chumby.
The Chumby is a small, internet connected device that brings all the information and power of the internet to a well designed device. It connects wirelessly to the internet and displays information specially formatted for the small screen. Its simplicity is its elegance.
Steven and I plugged it in and immediately closed our MacBooks. You could have it display weather, traffic cams, or even David Letterman’s monologue from the night before. Its perfect for those who are tired of waking up to harsh alarms and bright red numbers.
We were so impressed with the Chumby, that we took it over to a corner of the bar to continue playing with it. That is until we both looked over at waitress cleaning up all our trash and almost sweeping our MacBook Air’s into the garbage can. I tossed the Chumby to Steven and made the fastest break ever to get back to the table and prevent another MacBook Air tragedy.
In between games Friday, we went out to grab a bite to eat in the city. Steven and I both had our MacBooks out to check email at the bar. Either the elegance of the machines or the constant joking we were doing to each other was causing quite a few heads to turn. That is until another friend sat down next to us with a cute new device, called a Chumby.
The Chumby is a small, internet connected device that brings all the information and power of the internet to a well designed device. It connects wirelessly to the internet and displays information specially formatted for the small screen. Its simplicity is its elegance.
Steven and I plugged it in and immediately closed our MacBooks. You could have it display weather, traffic cams, or even David Letterman’s monologue from the night before. Its perfect for those who are tired of waking up to harsh alarms and bright red numbers.
We were so impressed with the Chumby, that we took it over to a corner of the bar to continue playing with it. That is until we both looked over at waitress cleaning up all our trash and almost sweeping our MacBook Air’s into the garbage can. I tossed the Chumby to Steven and made the fastest break ever to get back to the table and prevent another MacBook Air tragedy.
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