Oh man, I really like the new visualizer for iTunes.  It’s like a black hole disco ball.

It’s based on a beta from last year from the Barbarian Group–the clever folks who also made wacky things like the Subservient Chicken.

For those new to Magnetosphere, a quick tip–you can change a lot of the visualization options by pressing the ? button.  I’m sure Apple buried this somewhere in the documentation, but this non-obvious trick gives you some neat variation.

Anyone else notice the purple trend in the leading tech designs?  Of course, gradient-heavy is still in, as shown by both.  This makes sense though–high resolution, small size (high dpi) displays from the latest gadgets like the iPhone encourage more detail.

At least, Apple and the Mozilla Foundation seem to be in on this tip:

This also gives me an excuse to use the excellent free Photo Drop resizer Widget for OS X.