Seth Weintraub / 9to5Google:
Google X’s wearable technology isn’t an iPod Nano, but rather a heads up display (glasses) — Google Goggles gets a new meaning — The New York Times today relayed an open secret among some in the Google community: the company is working on wearable technology in its secret off-campus Google X lair.
Seth Weintraub / Fortune:
Andy Rubin gets Danger back together at Google to work on Android hardware — Cell phone hardware innovators are gathering at Google. That could mean big changes for Android. — Joe Britt at Google I/O — FORTUNE — Matt Hershenson and Joe Britt, two legendary figures in mobile phone development …
Seth Weintraub / 9 to 5 Mac:
Apple iPod Operations Manager Paul Shin Devine held in supplier kickback scheme — Paul Shin Devine, 37, of Sunnyvale, California is being held on accusations that he accepted more than $1 million in kickbacks from Asian suppliers of iPhone and iPod accessories.
Seth Rosenblatt / CNET News:
The 10 best new Firefox add-ons of 2009 — This past year felt like a rebuilding year for Firefox add-ons, with two new frameworks implemented to help guide the future of extensions. Personas gave Firefox on-the-fly theme-switching, and users can expect it to be part of the stable version of Firefox 3.6 when that gets released.