FutureOrb® vs Ambient Web

The FutureOrb® Proximal Web® app, allows you to seek and explore all of the proximal information around you, at work, at school or on-the-go. FutureOrb was developed to support DoD training, communications, and security and can also be utilized for various personal/commercial use. Sure, we could call it Future Orb, but one word is better than two. Getting started with FutureOrb is easy! Browse proximal content on the FutureOrb app. If you don't see any near you, then create your own Orb content and start contributing proximal content. From DoD training initiatives, such as Sailor 2025 to STEM experiences at museums and universities, FutureOrb® Proximal Web® is a flexible framework for publishing content. Receive interactive training when you approach a piece of equipment, eliminate need for paper manuals allowing digital access to manuals. Our motto is “Where content finds you”. Come join the users that are driving the technology of tomorrow, by downloading the FutureOrb app today. Visit the FutureOrb website and request an account to create Orb content for proximal engagements. Then simply add and group any supported wireless signals to your account. You'll be able to easily place URLs, videos, and downloadable content using online Orb templates and tools. The FutureOrb Proximal Web content management service and mobile application enables DoD, individuals, and businesses to register a unique Display Name, and create proximal content called, Orbs, to be managed across various wireless signals, including beacons. The FutureOrb Proximal Web Orb templates allow custom Orbs to be created and served up to anyone nearby. This will allow your customers direct access to your public Classroom Orbs, Training Orbs, Game Orbs and whatever else you create, without having to traverse a website!

Ambient Web is your personal window into the exciting new world of the Physical Web! Now you can walk up and interact with any Physical Web-enabled place or thing with just this app. Physical Web-enabled places or things contain special Bluetooth beacons—tiny radios that broadcast the unique web addresses for useful web pages and web services related to them. More and more places—like transit bus stops, concert venues, sports bars and college campuses—are becoming Physical Web-enabled, giving you useful information about these venues, right at your fingertips. Likewise, more and more things—like parking meters, vending machines, museum exhibits, and movie posters—are becoming Physical Web-enabled, giving you a much more interactive and personalized interaction with these objects. Ambient Web discovers Physical Web-enabled places or things immediately around you and organizes their related web pages in an easy to browse collection so you can immediately dive in and start exploring your physical space. With Ambient Web, and the Physical Web, interacting with your own physical world is just a tap away.