thirteen23 foresight, a shared WPF task manager.

Take a look!

People would rather read the newspaper on the go. Gone are the days where people read through the entire paper. Skim and read…

Reading at angles is something we do every day. In life, outside of digital screens, we perceive everything at some angle. Rarely do we view content at perfect, 90 degree perpendiculars.

So the debate is whether software should try to maximize screen real estate by placing content at angles, or whether computers should try to provide more perfect conditions (i.e. no angles).

We think more and more we may start to see angles introduced into software, as graphic platforms and rendering engines are now able to do this while still providing good anti-aliasing and performance.

Here’s another iPhone prototype that’s been floating around the lab.  One word–whimsical. 

Type in a keyword, populate a wall full of frames with flickr images, rotate and customize the background, and voila–you have wallpaper. 

Why not?

For a few other iPhone design concepts also take a look at Sneak and Opus.

Skinable WPF digg widget.

Proximity is an application that tracks your friends’ location on your iPhone, making it easy to meet up with friends when you’re out and about.  Be sure to enter stealth mode if you don’t want your friends to know your where-abouts.

A long time ago we created a lab named echobox. There were technical challenges so it didn’t get used too much.

Recently, we started revamping echobox to work as a gadget for drag-and-drop of images. Images can be annotated using the main client and then referenced via email. It’s a quick way for us to share ideas without the hassle of sending attachments through the mail.

Pretty cool, huh?

Echobox v2

Echobox v1

We extended the metaphor of watching movie previews to the desktop a la sneak style (for mobile, for retail).

Ambient Rendering Engine…

Here are a few out-takes from our our HD touch screen movie kiosk. Now you can browse movies, watch previews, rent, and download all in one place.

Touch Screen input can be hard…

We have developed a customizable on-screen keyboard for use in our touch screens. Although, text input should be minimized, it’s always nice to have a ready-to-use component.

This keyboard is on our touch screen news kiosk.

As part of Microsoft’s PhizzPop design challenge, we designed and developed an interactive kiosk providing quick-access to maps, news, and information.

Take a look!

What’s integrated retail?

Based on the NikeID experience, this configurator allows users to select and customize their athletic shoe using a touch screen interface.

Our new retail example is an HD touch screen movie kiosk.

Not only is it fun and engaging, it’s great for movie stores and video kiosks.  Like our mobile example, Sneak, you can browse movie titles and even watch previews.