..or key fob for traffic delay possibilities, or pinwheel for email load, or panels for auction bids etc etc etc. Being of my age and geek level..its a mood ring for my computer but, if they want to call it an Orb of Ambient Technology well, then okay.
Ambient--examples of possibilities of embedded wireless devices
http://www.ambientdevices.com/cat/applications.html
Theyve been in the news a great deal but, Ive just recently stumbled across them
http://www.ambientdevices.com/cat/news.html
I can picture a wall of devices lighting up, spinning, and basically glowing me out of a deep sleep...or you know...glowing all red so as to let me know I really shouldnt get out of bed today.
That could be interesting in and of itself actually.