Cover Flow

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Cover Flow

The CoverFlow interface
Developer:	Jonathan del Strother
Latest release:	RC1.2 (1.997) / September 11, 2006
OS:	Mac OS X, Windows (iTunes), OS X (iPhone)
Use:	Music Software
License:	Proprietary
Website:	[1]

[edit] History

Cover Flow is a three-dimensional graphical user interface for visually rummaging through one's digital music libraries via cover artwork. It was created by an independent Macintosh developer, Jonathan del Strother. Some had viewed CoverFlow as a must-have Mac OS X app throughout 2005 and 2006 for its ability to give its user an intuitive, emotional, and efficient way to flip through one's record collections visually.

Perhaps due to this widespread adoption and accolade, CoverFlow was purchased by Apple Computer and integrated into its flagship jukebox application, iTunes. iTunes incorporated Cover Flow technology as of version 7.0, released 12 September 2006 during the Apple event at which the second-generation iPod Shuffle and Apple TV (then codenamed "iTV") also debuted. The last release of Steel Skies' stand-alone application, version RC1.2 was released the day prior, September 11th, 2006. It boasts support for the Apple Remote, a feature Apple is yet to integrate into iTunes. It was freely distributed for that day only, but remains available for download from MacUpdate. On January 9th 2007, Apple announced that the iPhone would incorporate Cover Flow technology.