Mozilla, the people behind Firefox et al have released 2 concept videos of a new browser christened Aurora. The first is the desktop version and the second is a mobile version. Personally I like it, it's a nice way to organise information and its got a very Aero feel to it. I do have some reservations about it though; have you ever tried to find an image you've saved by looking through the thumbnails? I could very well see this being more of a treasure hunt than the smooth rainfall comparing GUI it's shown off to be. Secondly, why have they chosen a farmer to be their end user of choice? It's not, well, exciting, they must really be wanting the concept to speak for itself.
Web collaboration is extremely difficult at the moment and this seems to have nailed it, the ability to communicate with someone from right in the browser and to view and control the same pages has infinite uses.
The mobile version is nice, being shown off on an iPhone-esque device punches home the potential of touch screen. Imagine now a combination of this and Microsoft Surface but with gestures. I truly believe this is a flexible and effective method not just of wading the web but of controlling all sorts of data.
If you like this, you may also be interested in the work of Digg Labs.
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