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This product isn’t for everyone. It doesn’t seem to have any major advantage over the 8,000 or so other tiny Internet gadgets on the market. But I do think it is an interesting and refreshing step away from the stark white utilitarian approach of the iPod and others. Here’s why: the modernist movement has a tendancy to isolate emotion from the concept of functionality. As if naked usability alone was our primary need. But we can’t forget that, as humans, emotion is a major part of how we function. We could have all the facts in the world, but sometimes we’d rather hear a story.
I don’t think the Chumby is a groundbreaking device. It’s not even particularly useful. But it does tell a story. And it is a friendly reminder that technology has the power to, while improving our efficiency, also acknowledge our emotions.
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