[Herts] Joggler, was Re: Geeky songs

[Steve Clark]

On Saturday 15 May 2010 10:59:48 local.linux wrote:
> Ordered mine Thursday night, got confirmation that they will deliver Monday
> !!
> 
> And although the ordering process DID ask for DOB it did not ask anything
> regarding the house  except the address.

It seems too good a deal to pass up, but I wonder if I would use it. Do you 
need an O2 account to get the most from it or can it be hacked to use other 
services, e.g. Google. I can imagine it as a super alarm clock that would tell 
me the weather, news and traffic. It's a bit like the Chumby which I 
considered, but a friend claimed they were not that great

http://www.veda.co.uk/internet-media-player-radios/chumby.htm

I'm ponder it some more in Kiev if my flight tomorrow is not cancelled due to 
ash clouds.

Steve

> On Friday 14 May 2010, Mike Roberts wrote:
> > Steve Clark wrote:
> > > As for the Joggler, I'm tempted.
> > 
> > Ordered one today. Decided to order by phone but was rather miffed with
> > some of the info they insisted on trying to get. Why did they need my
> > DoB and why did they need to know how long I had lived at my current
> > address? They wouldnt process the order at all without DoB but I drew
> > the line at providing details of how long I had lived here.
> > 
> > 3 to 5 days apparently. :) Any recommended links for Joggler hackery?
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