Doe’s tablet concept makes a lot use of Cover Flow, a graphical 3D interface for flipping through thumbnails of files, photos or album covers. In fact, it was first used to browse songs in iTunes.
Apple is adding Cover Flow to many of its apps and much of the operating system in Snow Leopard. If selected, Cover Flow can act as the primary interface for browsing folders in the Finder, or your surfing history in Safari. in Snow Leopard in anticipation of releasing a multitouch device.
Cover Flow in the Finder isn’t very useful for flipping through files using a mouse, but is perfectly suited for multitouch. What could be easier than flipping through your files with your finger using Cover Flow in the Finder?
