Ambient Market Maven Stock Exchange Tracking Instrument

by Ambient Devices

Product Details

• Item Weight: 8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• ASIN: B002ZUFLPW
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: December 4, 2009

Product Description

Stay on top of the markets without wasting time on the internet or calling your broker! The Market Maven displays up-to-date financial information constantly with accurate summaries of the Dow, NASDAQ, and the S&P 500 with ability to customize for your own portfolio. Desktop or magnetic mount. Limited reception in some areas. Uses 3 AAA batteries (not incl.)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Signal has to be stronger than WIRELESS, August 25, 2010

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L. Lerner (SF BAY AREA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ambient Market Maven Stock Exchange Tracking Instrument (Personal Computers)

I got this item as a gift for a retiree and retirement party after buying two other items that the seller never shipped - got my money back though. Luckily I did this far enough in advance. After the party, the retiree friend of mine said it doesn't work at all. It says it takes up to 24 hours and took a look at it, then called the company. They stated that even though in that room and house there is ATT DSL and a wireless modem that allows him to use a laptop, that the signal has to be strong enough to support this and it doesn't always work. Too late to return it and not the sellers fault but I guess if you are in NY not in San Francisco it will work????

So he is going to re-gift it.

Before buying this product, I would recommend that you check if you can return it after a certain period of time if it is a gift since the manufacturer admitted that if it doesn't work it means the signal isn't strong enough to connect FOR THIS PARTICULAR product.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another gadget for my home, February 3, 2011

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Harmless Gryphon (Nowhere worth mentioning) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ambient Market Maven Stock Exchange Tracking Instrument (Personal Computers)

First off, if you are considering this or any other Ambient Devices gadget, it is absolutely essential that you check the coverage map on Ambient's website, and take a good hard look at the area you plan on using this device. If you're in a spot where it's hard to get radio or cellular coverage, chances are this device won't work for you.

This gadget is a standalone item that gets a data feed from Ambient, and shows you the current state of the Dow Jones, NASDAQ, and S&P 500 exchanges. It gives the current position, change, and a rough graph of activity over the day, as well as the time of day and if the market is currently open or not. It can also display your custom portfolio, but that comes at an extra cost per month. The 3 main stats are provided free of charge with the device.

That's all.

It works by receiving a low speed data stream broadcast by Ambient over the Flex pager network, so if you have pager coverage in your area this will probably work ok. It uses 3 AAA batteries, and they seem to last a decent amount of time - at least 3-4 months per set.

Since it has the time of day on it as well, I'm using it as a geeky desk clock, something for which it works quite well.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely wonderful, wish screen was larger!!!, January 21, 2011

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Rita M - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Ambient Market Maven Stock Exchange Tracking Instrument (Personal Computers)

This was a Christmas present for my son. He is on the go all day and keep up with the stock market with just a glance.

Please come out with a larger screen.

Works wonderful.