reply from Leyla Hill @ Hearts of Space:
Sorry for the delay in answering this, Vic, but I had to do some research first.
Right now our service isn't compatible with the Chumby One. Every one of these types of devices (e.g. Roku Soundbridge, Squeezebox, et al) presents a slightly different integration problem. All of them attempt to deal with the most common audio formats (MP3, WMA, MP4, etc) and streaming protocols. Not all of them support Flash/RTMP, which is what we use. And to say that "authentication is handled by various schemes" is an understatement. We'd have to target each device individually and spend costly and precious development time figuring out how to make authentication and our streaming protocols work--and there's no guarantee either or both would work on any specific device. As yet none of these
devices has emerged as dominant of their type, so there's not a large user base for any particular one to start with, either. (You're the first and only one
who's written in about the Chumby One.) So it's our worst case development
problem: High cost, low return. So the bottomline is: integration with devices like Chumby One is on our list, but it's a low priority at the moment.
The much higher development priority for us is /mobility/: 2010 will be the year HOS goes mobile on the major smartphone and smart mobile devices, such as the iPhone, Blackberry, Android, and Palm gadgets.
Thanks for writing in about this. I hope you will find other ways to use the
service. You can listen through your home stereo via iTunes/Airport/Airfoil or
by other wireless means. There are directions and more information on this in our Help! section (link next to SIGN IN) under HOW IT WORKS..: