Great! I'm glad that you got a chance to try it out! It's in beta right now, so it seems that there's still features to be added, and I expect some really cool things!

I like the way that Android handles multi-tasking, by having a clear separation in the API for running background code, it allows processes to be efficiently cached to disk when not running. This reduces the need for task management (in theory) and provides near instantaneous starts and restarts of running apps. It also does something that the original Palm did very well, which was eliminate the need to *close* an app -- you just pick up where you left off.

Of course, this almost certainly implies that most apps (if not all) will cease updating their displays when they lose focus, and I would imagine that 'Itching Thumbs' is hard coded to only accept screenshots of last run as card images. In that way, it simulates multi-tasking, but does not feature live cards as the Pre does. But I think this is a fine compromise for many reasons. Perhaps in the future it will feature 'live cards' as the API and the hardware sophistication permits.

I would really like to see a landscape mode for this, as this is one of the major features of the BlackBerry Playbook UI that has everyone hot and bothered. I expect landscape mode is coming as the software matures. It seems that the developer has a keen eye for the user experience.

I love the flexibility of Android and the growing developer enthusiasm that leads to wonderful programs like this!