Note: No longer maintained. Looking for a better and more up-to-date alternative? Head over to Octocard.
Based on the issue #57 of H5BP's lazyweb requests, I hereby present you the Github Rpository Info Widget (catchy name, I know).
Now you can quickly show an overview of a Github repository, with all the important stats in a single and minimal place.
More features and improvements are coming. For now, check out the demo.