I don't have a Chumby or any smallish Wi-Fi devices. I'd like a Chumby to be my first.
Some of these requests may already be implemented, and some may be completely impossible.
Prioritized Wish-List:
1) Remote computing (a simple Wi-Fi VNC viewer to connect to my desktop computer)
2) Web browsing (could look similar to Opera browser in "Small Screen" view)
3) Support The Gizmo Project (with a microphone, Gizmo functionality could turn Chumby into a VOIP phone)
4) Support an XML based playlist created from your desktop computer to stream MP3s over Wi-Fi.
I like the RSS requests many of you have mentioned, but that just seems so basic to me. I see a lot more potential in this device.
I think a lot of bigger features could be opened up to possibility if there is a way to utilize the Chumby's Wi-Fi connection to connect to your main desktop computer (whether you are at home or not). That "real" computer could handle the heavy processing tasks, and Chumby would simply be the remote control and screen. All Chumby would need is a linux software solution to provide the remote connection to the main computer, and a touchscreen app to control the remote machine. The remote machine could have "middle-man" software to facilitate the remote viewing, compressing images before they are transmitted, and so on. Wi-Fi connections can be plenty fast for a great VNC experience.
5) Real quick idea- if you combine the Wi-Fi VNC idea with the Squeeze censor, you could squeeze Chumby to "Zoom In" on the remote screen. If it has a quick reaction time, a "double-squeeze" could lock in the zoom, and another "double-squeeze" could zoom out.
Quick question - is there any way to split up the squeeze censor to be more location-specific (detect a squeeze on the right OR left size of the Chumby)?
UPDATE: I have since learned that a Chumby is not portable, but that doesn't change my wish-list. Besides, it's much more portable than my laptop, and affordable enough to have more than one (based on projected cost). Hopefully it can shut down/start up more quickly than my laptop, too, so switching rooms wouldn't be a big deal.