Ego adds experience to facebook. We wish we could build it out as a lab, but the facebook API just doesn’t allow access to many of the common pieces of information that would be needed in order for it worthwhile….

Experiences should be richer, especially for companies with lots of money to play with…

This new video is a metaphorical play on the retail touch environment of the future.

Note: The company names and trademarks used in these examples are for demonstration purposes only, thirteen23 is in no way affiliated with these companies.

Internet video sites categorized in a TV guide format.

Note: The company names and trademarks used in these examples are for demonstration purposes only, thirteen23 is in no way affiliated with these companies.

Note: The company names and trademarks used in these examples are for demonstration purposes only, thirteen23 is in no way affiliated with these companies.

Note: The company names and trademarks used in these examples are for demonstration purposes only, thirteen23 is in no way affiliated with these companies.

thirteen23 foresight, a shared WPF task manager.

function playMovie5() { var FO = { movie:”http://www.thirteen23.com/js/mediaplayer.swf”, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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

Ambient Rendering Engine…

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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 …

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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….

Fun way to visualize photos…

Mosaic Browser. Quick and Easy.

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There should be some great content at the panel with Doug Cook of thirteen23. Especially a lot of insight into some of the next generation thinking we have been doing related to touch…

Touch Me: Where Are Interfaces Going? …

See what’s going on at MIX08 with this session scheduler.

Continuum gadget on the desktop:

Keep your favorites within reach. No need for your full list. We noticed people rarely talk to contacts outside their favorite list anyway…

Introducing continuum, an MSN Messenger.

Chat in style with this messenger using the MSN protocol. This messenger not only has great visuals, it features a number of unique interactions including sliding panels for contextual information.

But don’t take our …

Ambient Discover in the PhizzPop Contest demo.

New ways to visualize media…

 Wha?  Mix08?  The next web when?  Stay tuned…

Movie listings, trailers, and links to sound tracks. Come on!  Pan and scan. 

This is how movie listings are supposed to be… You want more?

We couldn’t resist applying Amazon.com’s developer APIs to the iPhone.   Now you can browse and buy books straight from your phone. 

Have an iPhone or iPod Touch?  Try out OPUS and let us know what you think.

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We recently competed in and won Microsoft’s regional PhizzPop Design Challenge.

 ”The PhizzPop Design Challenge pits top interactive, Web, and design agencies against one another to push the limits of technology and creativity in a battle royale. Think Mad Max for …

Stay tuned.

thirteen23 does MIX07 with mixME.

Follow blogs, photos, the agenda, and attractions, all from one easy place.

mixME: a thirteen23 experience

We have been using the term “Desktop 2.0″ recently; it seems like the next logical step for internet enabled applications.

Think about Apple. Everyone knows they are hitting grand slams in terms of design. But do you ever hear …

We played around with this idea back in November.  Wouldn’t it be cool if harmony ran on your Zune? It’s old news now, but it’s amusing to see …

How should a blog be designed? Some people focus on the aggregator, others on the web. One thing we don’t like about RSS aggregators is that they rip out all of the formatting the blog site provides.

Has anyone effectively bridged the gap between …

As a human-centered company, it was inevitable that we would add a voice to the organization. We maintain an RSS feed for our news and labs, but this information tends to be more focused on announcements and less …