The Ambient Orb is a cool frosty glass ball that slowly transitions between thousands of colors to show changes in the weather, your stock portfolio, or if your boss or friend is on instant messenger.

The Ambient Orb is simply plugged into any standard 110V power outlet and it is up and running on a nationwide wireless network and there is no internet connection required. The Orb does not attach to a PC. The channel for the Orb can be selected via a web interface and will update in a short period of time. (via ivarz)

This gently glowing light changes colors to alert you to changes in the stock market, weather, pollen count or custom data of your choice. Plugs into a standard outlet and runs on a nationwide wireless network. (via ivarz, notcot, gordon)

I got one of these for my brother and it is cool. I love the wifi-enabled ambient info strategy: don't interrupt me, just gently indicate there might be something I want to pay attention to. Stylish, forward-thinking and generally cool for those w/info-overload (via notcot)

Ambient devices give you a visual cue as to what is happening in your tech world - wirelessly - like magic - adding a bizzare form of life to your desk... (via ivarz)