Customer Reviews:
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 Give me a Break December 8, 2005
Enobie Wun Knobie (Anchorage, AK USA)
10 out of 46 found this review helpful
At first I thought this was a joke. The more I read the more I was sure it was. What a waste of money. I especially loved the review from the guy whose life was enhanced so much by this stupid thing because he now can choose the right clothing for the weather without having to do anything "time-consuming." What? Like look out the window maybe? Give me a break.
 no early adopter December 8, 2003
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
I have my orb set up to give me the weather forecast so I can know what clothes to put on in the morning without going through anything time consuming. Not a gadget, just something that simply and unobtrusively improves my life.
Good way to watch the stock market June 10, 2005
Sandy (Southern California)
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
The Orb gives me a good way to do my job without having to think about how the market is doing. I just glance over at it and know which way the market is going. It's also a great conversation piece. There are people that stop by my office just to see what color it is that day, even if they have no interest at all in the stock market.
The first one I received liked to display everything on the red side of the rainbow, even when the market was going up. It took just one email to very quickly get a replacement. The service was amazing.
I am still a little bothered by the tendency for the orb to display the reds stronger than the greens. It takes a really strong up day on the market to move the light from yellow towards green, but a slightly down day will shade the light towards orange and then red when it's strongly down. This is probably due to the principles of the color wheel and is not a problem intrinsic to the orb itself.
 A good idea that disappoints February 10, 2006
Plasma (Oregon)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
I received this as a gift a month ago, so I can't fairly gripe about the cost. But it's certainly an overpriced paperweight. I compare it to the Galileo thermometer (also a gift) it sits next to on my desk -- attractive and a conversation piece, but minimal practicality.
Cards inside the package indicates I can set displays for stock prices, today's high temperature (although the Ambient website says current temperature), weekend forecast, air quality, pollen count, and a dozen other things. Neat idea. But I will have to pay a monthly fee (I get the first three months free) to use the majority of them. And the website doesn't list all of the choices I have on my cards. But it does list a choice of chances that "Bush will be re-elected." Huh? At least it correctly predicts that as zero.
The website also correctly indicates that my portfolio is up 1.25 percent on this particular day, and it indicates that my orb should be light green. However, it's been red all day, and it's been off on other days as well. Unless the accuracy improves, I won't be signing on for the monthly service. And while I initially thought this would be a great gift idea for someone else, that won't be happening unless I see significant improvements.
I love my Ambient Orb December 8, 2003
Marian Broder (Springfield, MA USA)
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
I love my Ambient Orb. It is easy to set up. It uses a rainbow of colors to indicate the next day's temperatures and a pulsing light to indicate the precipitation. In addition, the glow is soothing and welcomes you into the room. The changing colors and the pulsing light make this inamimate object almost alive. Once you have one, you won't want to live without it. It is better than a combination of a lava light and pet rock with a purpose!
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