Unlock the Galaxy Nexus Android phone with your face

http://heresthethingblog.com/2011/12/19/unlock-galaxy-nexus-android-phone/

Firefox 9 available, speeds up JavaScript

http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2011/12/firefox-9-available-speeds-up-javascript/#more-410805

Plastic semiconductor makes solar cells more efficient

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/12/19/pentacen_quantum_solar_cells/

The shape of things to come

Sphero – electronic ball controlled from a smartphone.

http://www.wired.com/reviews/2011/12/sphero/

SOPA: So how much does it cost to buy off America's Internet freedom?

http://m.zdnet.com/blog/government/sopa-so-how-much-does-it-cost-to-buy-off-americas-internet-freedom/11050

Pro bono lawyers rescue science blogger from naturopath's SLAPP legal threats

http://boingboing.net/2011/12/19/pro-bono-lawyers-rescue-scienc.html

Woody Guthrie's new year's resolutions 1942

http://boingboing.net/2011/12/19/woody-guthries-new-years-r.html