[Herts] Joggler, was Re: Geeky songs

[Steve Clark]

I decided to order one, but now they are showing as Out of Stock on
the web site. Maybe I missed my chance.

I'll still be interested to hear how new Joggler owners are getting on
with theirs.

Steve

On 15 May 2010 19:48, Steve Clark <steve at bagofspoons.net> wrote:
> 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?