Welcome to eye-candy age!

One big trend in user interface world - eye candies! yes, we are no longer interested in green and black screens or flat/chiseled windows. We need action on our application, a little 3D and animation everywhere! because life isn't flat and linear after all! Here are some observations

• From Linux world
• XGL + Compiz
• Gnome 2.16
• Apple OS X and iTunes
• Leopard and bundled cool apps
  
• Latest iTunes
  
• Windows Vista
• Don't know when it will come out, but offers a lot of graphical UI improvements
  
• Java 6
• Better support for open GL, 3D and Font rendering
  
• New age web applications
• Check out web reloaded