Google X’s wearable technology isn’t an iPod Nano, but rather a heads up display (glasses) (Seth Weintraub/9to5Google)

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.


Andy Rubin gets Danger back together at Google to work on Android hardware (Seth Weintraub/Fortune)

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 …


Apple iPod Operations Manager Paul Shin Devine held in supplier kickback scheme (Seth Weintraub/9 to 5 Mac)

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.


The 10 best new Firefox add-ons of 2009 (Seth Rosenblatt/CNET News)

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 [...]