What the Heck is a Chumby?

While completing the article 10 summary on new trends in elearning I remember reading about companies wanting to use a new technology called a chumby. As I read I sat and wondered what the heck is a chumby. I wrote down the term and decided to come back and research it later. Yet, in class tonight while exploring the learning town website I saw it... a video called what the heck is a chumby! After watching this video I realized that a chumby is kind of like an Internet alarm clock. Using Wifi users can wake up to the Internet at their fingers. Users can easily review stocks, weather, traffic, and news just as quickly and as simply as they would look for the time on a clock. I reviewed the website www.chumby.com and found that the device is actually pretty well priced with free shipping and handling. In terms of using the device for elearning I honestly have trouble seeing someone using a chumby for class. I don't know, maybe I am just conditioned to believe that elearning and classes should be on a computer. I honestly even have trouble thinking about someone using a phone for training or a class. Yet, who knows... in a few years etraining and elearning will become more associated with cell phones and even possibly the chumby!