New Game on Chumby - GRORBS

We just released a new game for the Chumby called GRORBS. You'll also be seeing it soon in the Smashing Ideas catalogue in the US for Verizon customers. Check it out! Expect another announcement soon on where else you can buy GRORBS and other Moket games for your mobile ...

Moket launches "Cipher" on the Chumby

Today, Moket launched their latest mobile game title that has been Chumby-fied - Cipher.

Moket presents Cipher - a challenging memory game that isn't for the faint hearted. In a mix of classic Mastermind and memory-style gameplay, you must find the colours in the random code to complete each level. There are bonus tiles to help you beat the clock and to go further into this frenetic puzzle - but time is running out!

Cipher is also available for your mobile this Friday through Smashing Games.

Beta testers needed for Moket Chumby games

If you are a Chumby owner and would like to help out Moket by testing the games that we are porting from mobile to Chumby, then please email me (dale AT moket DOT com) with your Chumby account name so I can make you a Moket "Chum" and send you the games through to your channel. The games will be set as Private widgets until we launch.

Unpacking the new Chumby

Today was Chumby Day in the Moket office. As you can see from my previous posts (also my first attempts at posting pics from my N95 via Shozu) we've had a bit of fun with the new toy, and even have been busy porting our game catalogue for release as Chumby widgets (see below). Scott has also been having some fun with his new Chumby and has posted a fairly comprehensive list of features and info about now being able to get in line to buy the Chumby online through their website!

Unpacking the Chumby was a great experience so I thought I'd share with you the process and the cool packaging these guys have used.


1. Inside the FedEx delivery carton was the entire package encased in bubble-wrap and a thin foam bag, secured with a Chumby sticker.


2. We found inside the foam wrapping a cool fabric draw-string bag (looks like hemp, but I doubt they could be sending that stuff through customs in some countries?), complete with a sewn Chumby label and swing tag showing what colour device lay inside (it was Classic Black for me).



3. Inside the cloth bag was all the goodies. The power source was inside a separate sewn bag. There was a blue fabric bag the held the Chumby Charms (you get a free Set One when you buyt the Chumby, then you can buy the other 4 sets separately). The charms are cool rubber characters from the Chumbosphere and also seen in the tutorial movie when you start the device. There's a nice manual printed on recycled paper and held in a frosted plastic sleeve. And of course ... ta da ... the Chumby device itself.



4. Not the best photo, but you can see there's a screen protector on the touchscreen, just as you get with a new mobile. It's also protecting the bevel around the screen, and when you peel that away there's a secondary protective film covering the screen.



5. This is my new Chumby (left) and the prototype device we have had for a while (right). You can see that the devices have become more tight and compact. They aren't as prone to squashing out of shape as the prototype. The old bend sensor has been replaced with a click switch which is far more responsive and definite in action. The speakers are around the back with the on/off, USB ports and power plug. The skin is leather with embossed Chumby logos (nice touch) and overall just feels more solid.

The guys have done a great job with this, and apart from a great gadget it's also the first commercial device shipping with Flash Lite 3! Scott will be presenting some aspects of the Chumby and FL3 at his upcoming Boston Flash Platform UG meeting.

So there you have it. We are now officially Chumbified :)