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Much as Ambient Devices’ stock tracking Orb adds a pleasingly Mathmos-style glow to your home office, it could never be described as overflowing with information. Which is a shame, really, because if you’re going to tap into the Ambient Infocast Network (which boasts coverage across the US) then you may as well gobble up as much data from it as possible. That’s why, for the fact-hungry, they’re launching the MarketMaven: a 3-inch square portable screen-cum-fridge-magnet that gives updates on Dow, NASDAQ and S&P 500 stock movements.
Sadly it’s not instantaneous, so any serious brokers probably will want to look elsewhere unless they can cope with a 15 minute refresh rate, but for anybody curious about their portfolio in general it might be a handy addition to your pocket. It works with the three major markets out of the box, while you can also set up custom feeds via the web interface.
The MarketMaven is available now for around $124.99 with no ongoing subscription fee.
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well, the refresh rate is about the same as Yahoo Finance, Bloomberg, Google, etc. If you check out the fine print, it turns out that there is a 10-20 minute delay on most online sites. unless you are paying for “real time” data, you’re probably not getting it.
Very true. I suppose my only criticism would be that you could get that same 10-20 minute old data on your cellphone, without having to pay $130 for the Maven. If it came with real-time data the target audience would be obvious, but with that delay you have to wonder if the mid-ground of “investor but not so much as to need real-time” is big enough a market share.
Of course, not being a trader I don’t know for sure :)