Talk to the Orb.(Ambient Devices' ambient orb)(Brief Article)

What is it with new technologies and the stock market? When I first read about the Ambient Devices glowing glass orb's ability to track changes in stock indexes, I thought, "Ho hum, another executive toy." Why not get stock quotes from one of the umpteen other technologies that offer the service? And then it hit me: We're being bombarded constantly by information; it's not going to stop. So why not deliver it in a way that enhances our lives, not interrupts it? I've wanted one ever …