Mood Beams! They look liike ambient device’s orbs ~ but with more character - loads more character. Their manufacturers site describes them as “Basically Mood Beams are a funky tribe of supremely portable, battery-operated characters that cycle through a spectrum of hypnotic colours. They’re also sensitive to sound, so if you put them next to your radio or CD player they’ll change colour in time to the beat of the music. Mood Beams can be set to perform at five different speeds: Heartbeat, Rainbow, Strobe, Colour Dance and Colour Hold - simply set the mode to suit the mood.”

Are they toys? are they tech? How do you categorize such a creature? RUGenius said on NOTCOT.org that they were the modernized Glow Worms (remember those?)… and Linhchi fell for the adorable ghostly orange one. As for me? It feels like high-tech, yet is rather low-tech if you’re comparing it to the wifi/ambient syncing up to info all around the world devices… but when it comes to emotional impact, it seems to do the trick. They can sit on your desk, perched on your monitor just glowing different colors - color therapy is in - this could keep you calm through the work day! Amuse your kids! Baffle the dog! and still dance and pulsate to the music, or just be a fun way to light the room… and sure to put a smile on your face.