So the Chumby finally arrived today. Heather had very kindly and sneakily managed to arrange for it to be sent from the US (seeing as it's not yet available over here in the UK) for my 30th. I have to say that so far I'm pretty impressed.
It's got that geek gadget factor working for it very well. Lots of options to configure, but at the same time it's pretty easy to use. Lots more exploring to do, but even just the fact that it'll play Radio Paradise out of the box is enough for me...