Chumby hits the UK - offers your net favourites without a PC

We love a useful gadget - and that's exactly what Chumby is.

Think of it as the modern-day alarm clock, although this Wi-Fi touchscreen device does a lot more than tell the time. It can access podcasts and audiobooks, keep track of Facebook, access Twitter, browse photos on Flickr, check eBay, view your Gmail account, update you on the news and weather and...well, give you all the best bits of the net without a PC.

There's over 1500 widgets to download, with the device also packing speakers, an accelerometer (for tilt-based games) and a squidgy case. Like we said, a very modern alarm clock, it's ours from Firebox for £139.99.

Firebox website