Kyle LeBoeuf

This is the premier “Neat tech” article. At least once a week, I’ll try to post something on here about some sort of nifty technology, usually some sort of web service or application.

Geo-location is all the rage these days. Tech companies are scrambling to implement the idea into their products, especially with applications for the iPhone, whose built-in GPS allows for highly accurate location detection.

I haven’t really messed with it, but I was intrigued when I heard about Geode, an add-on for Firefox developed by Mozilla Labs. Geode uses Wi-fi detection technology to determine where you are. You can allow Geode to see where you are based on exact location, neighborhood, city, or nothing at all. It’s really interesting, and I decided to give it a test spin. It did a pretty good job of pinpointing my location at a Lafayette coffee shop. Mozilla labs has a nifty website called Food Finder that allows you search for nearby eats based on your location.

Give Geode a shot by installing the .xpi here (Firefox only)