According to Mozilla, the API is very simple to use and only requires a simple event listener to be enabled. A short video clip of the feature in action on a MacBook pro can be found here.



In retrospect, the last two months of developmental changes in Firefox have been somewhat invasive and poky to user environment data. Not only can a site use a JavaScript API call to geolocate a user through Google Gears, it can also now distinguish the way a user is specifically holding his or her device in physical space. Nevertheless, we should remind skeptics that the “Allow” button is not the only option available to choose from if we are to continue such intuitive technological endeavors.