The Ambient Orb is a frosted color changing globe that indicates internet information aka Stock Orb or Brookstone Orb or Ambient Stock Orb.
Ambient Device Designs provide a set of product specifications for tangible media devices in vertical markets. Markets include luxury Ambient Orb, Stock Orb, Weather Gauge, Traffic Beacon, Weather Beacon, Pollen Barometer, and Ambient Weather Meter.

Also see: ambient social awareness SPOT Smart Personal Object Technology IEEE Pervasive Environments Ubiquitous Computing Ubicomp m2m machine to machineibm motorola ericsson orange sprint MIT Media Lab