Mr. LAMPING: Oh, it works out great because he lets us practice there, but at the same time it works well because you really want to go play music after a day of selling janitor supplies.

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This is also where you'll go to set alarms and play music through any of the impressive variety of services that Chumby supports, including Pandora, SHOUTcast, Squeezebox Server (if you have one on your network), and a handful of podcast services and miscellaneous providers plus iPod, mass storage, and the aforementioned FM radio support.

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So it's really a beautiful thing to be able to go throughout the country and play music and have people there just with you.

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Boom Bags creator Mark Wright says the product is useful for people like sales reps and yoga instructors, who have to be able to give audio presentations or play music on the go.

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Gamers will be able to do more with their Xbox 360--go online wirelessly, play music, watch movies, and look at photos.

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That's because a lot of core functionality is still missing from the OS, such as the ability to play music files or import real-life contacts, and there's a long way to go if it's to be signed off as "code complete" in October.

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