Chumby Sunfury Tablet Web Browser Device Revealed

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Chumby, the makers of the Chumby personal internet viewer, revealed a new hardware tablet at CES 2010 called the Chumby Sunfury.  The Chumby Sunfury is a 7-inch touchscreen tablet that provides mobile web browsing and a stream of mobile content from the familiar Chumby widgets.

In contrast to the original Chumby, the Chumby Sunfury drops the playful image for one that is a bit more serious.  Where the original Chumby was curvy, cute and leather-bound, the Chumby Sunfury features a smooth, black design that is much more “tech standard”.  While the image may have changed, the goal remains the same– to provide basic web-based entertainment and information with channels of content including news, games, social media updates and more.

The Chumby Sunfury offers a significant tech upgrade over the original Chumby.  The Sunfury features a 7-inch touchscreen display with an 800×480 resolution, optional 1.2 GHz or 800MHz processors, 128MB or 256MB RAM with expandable storage options via microSD and a built-in accelerometer.  It’ll connect to your home network via 802.11 b/g, but can also go mobile with an optional 3G connection.  While the hardware specs may not appear even netbook-worthy, the Chumby Sunfury is designed for light web browsing without any significant strain on the unit’s CPU.

Release dates or pricing on the Chumby Sunfury are not yet available, nor is further information about the unit on the Chumby website.  Stay tuned, Chumby will likely provide more official details in the months ahead.