I just recently bought one of these and it is pretty decent, especially compared to the Sony version(larger, cheaper, more hackable).

It has serial, 3.3 power, i2c, and a few GPIOs, plus space for an accelerometer.

Best feature: my wife actually asked me to buy it.

@ brent, you could also make up your own battery pack, shouldn’t be too difficult to make up a power board to supply the right voltages/amperes.

The pita would come in makeing it look like it was part of the device.

@Hackaday how about some tutorials/hacks where you discuss fitting extra stuff into units or extending the boxes they come in to allow you to add more stuff?

@Reggie you clicked submit before me!

@zerth
With the i2c you can indeed add an i2c device like a cheep accelerometer and gyro set from our best sensor manufacturers nintendo!

With the 3.3v supply I see an arduino hack coming soon

@tantris
Good idea as well, or it could even be the keypad from the Automated Entry Garden Gate entry

Also for automotive apps- this could be a nice display for info – digital gauge set?

One thing you can’t tell from that pic, or the board pictures, is that the motherboard is currently at a >70 degree angle from the LCD.

If you are going to make a tablet mod, you’ll need to redo the whole case, unless you don’t mind that sticking out the back.

When I get home, I’ll see if I can take a decent side view, but here are two to give you an idea of the current form factor.

http://reviews.cnet.com/i/tim//2010/08/06/34122469-TP_440x330.jpg

http://cdn.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/insignia_infocast_4.jpg

Hmmm.. Now I need to find a source that will ship one of these to Sweden

Hmm, that seems quite expensive. You’d probably be better getting an o2 joggler from the UK. They were £50 quid not long ago. 1.3gig Atom, 512MB RAM, Wifi-N, Gbit lan, 800×480 cap touch screen etc

Ok, I admit it, I am NEW to Chumby. So that makes me new around here as well, if I understand what an Insignia Infocast is. Regardless, my biggest question/concern:

1) Is the video/audio hardware proprietary? That is – do we have the know-how to turn all the knobs?

I ask as this is the problem with all the SigmaDesign based media players. And there are many of these out there (LIGHTON, DLINK, ect…). But because the hardware specifications are not available, most open source efforts have not proven fruitful.

-thanks

hmm why don’t they blend this with something like the chumby hacker board

better processor, space and a display while able to connect electronics/arduino sheilds or something like that

@Brent
> It would have been nice if the post explained
> why this is not a tablet

1. It’s not flat.
2. It needs a keyboard.
3. Needs to be plugged into the wall.

I’m actually working on putting one in my car with a custom flash ui. Pics @ http://picasaweb.google.com/grizzlytwi/DropBox
and a horrible excuse for a buildlog over at caliberforumz. and yes theres some didj/leapfrog stuff in my dropbox too.

@matt: Cos.. it’s not a digitel picture frame?

So… where do we get a juggler outside UK ?

Does anyone know where you can buy a joggler new though? Website just says no product available.

Personally I’d put that money towards an ipad or a touchbook. Touchbook only if they get out of the preorder mode, and I see more reviews.