Ambient Information

At first it looks like a ball. It's basically a wireless communication device that can be connected to any online data source--your stock portfolio, the National Weather Service, company servers--and programmed to change colors as information changes. you can use the Orb to check the results of software tests that are run overnight. If the Orb is green, you know right away that the tests worked. If it glows red, the tests failed. You don't have to waste time reading log files or searching through e-mail clutter for the results. Setting up the Orb is really easy. You register the device at Ambient's website, where there's a menu of "channels" you can choose from and a simple set of instructions if you want to customize it. You can make your Orb radiate any color you want.
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