The first beta release for jQuery UI 1.8 is out. You can download it here:

Download
File Downloads

• Development Bundle: http://jquery-ui.googlecode.com/files/jquery-ui-1.8b1.zip

Svn

• Tag: http://jquery-ui.googlecode.com/svn/tags/1.8b1/

Changelog
See the 1.8b1 Changelog for full details on what’s included in this release.
Please help us test this and beat it up. The plan is to have one more beta release, and then an rc1 before final.

Thanks
A big thanks to all that have worked on all the bug fixes and other improvements that have gone into this release.