Geode: Welcome

Thansk for installing Geode, an experimental Firefox add-on to explore geolocation in Firefox ahead of its implementation in a future product release. Geode provides a rudimentary implementation of geolocation for the current version of Firefox uses a single hard-coded location provider to enable Wifi-based positioning conforming to the W3C Geolocation specification so that developers can begin experimenting with enabling location-aware experiences today.

It’s not just resturant lookups that location enables on the desktop. For example, imagine an RSS reader that knows the difference between home and work and automatically changes it’s behavior appropriately. Or a news site whose local section is, in fact, always actually local. Or a bank that only allows you to login from certain physical locations, like your house.

What will you imagine? Even if you can’t code, you can share your thoughts via the Concept Series, a forum for surfacing, sharing, and collaborating on new ideas and concepts.

Try It Out

To see Geode in action you can also check out the demo Food Finder, which shows you cafes and restaurants within walking distance.