<s>
Ambient	B-Operating_System
Devices	I-Operating_System
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
is	O
a	O
privately	O
held	O
company	O
founded	O
in	O
2001	O
and	O
based	O
in	O
Cambridge	O
,	O
Massachusetts	O
,	O
USA	O
that	O
designs	O
and	O
markets	O
various	O
ambient	B-Operating_System
devices	I-Operating_System
for	O
display	O
of	O
information	O
ranging	O
from	O
weather	O
to	O
traffic	O
reports	O
to	O
stock	O
quotes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
also	O
maintains	O
the	O
Ambient	O
Information	O
Network	O
,	O
a	O
U.S.	O
nationwide	O
datacasting	O
network	O
presently	O
hosted	O
by	O
U.S.A.	O
Mobility	O
,	O
a	O
U.S.	O
paging	B-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
discontinued	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
SPOT	B-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ambient	B-Operating_System
Devices	I-Operating_System
ran	O
a	O
data	O
network	O
called	O
"	O
Ambient	O
Information	O
Network	O
"	O
that	O
sends	O
weather	O
,	O
stock	O
market	O
activity	O
,	O
sport	O
scores	O
,	O
energy	O
pricing	O
and	O
usage	O
using	O
a	O
paging	B-Application
network	O
that	O
utilizes	O
encoded	O
FM	O
radio	O
stations	O
to	O
send	O
out	O
a	O
data	O
broadcast	O
signals	O
to	O
Ambient	B-Operating_System
devices	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brookstone	O
licensed	O
and	O
sold	O
an	O
Ambient	B-Operating_System
device	I-Operating_System
called	O
the	O
"	O
Brookstone	O
Weathercast	O
Wireless	O
5-day	O
Forecaster.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Consumers	O
who	O
bought	O
this	O
weather	O
reporting	O
device	O
found	O
out	O
in	O
February	O
2018	O
that	O
Ambient	B-Operating_System
Devices	I-Operating_System
would	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
sending	O
data	O
to	O
these	O
devices	O
,	O
rendering	O
them	O
e-waste	O
.	O
</s>
