ORIGINAugust 16, 2026

Build a trading dashboard for the XENEON EDGE

A native Mac prototype for the 2560×720 XENEON canvas marks the beginning of the project that would become NOWEDGE.

OriginXENEONmacOSPrototype

NOWEDGE began with a hardware-shaped question: what kind of trading dashboard would be useful on a Corsair XENEON EDGE beneath the main workstation displays?

ORIGIN
Originally built as a XENEON trading dashboard

Ask for a native Mac application

The first request was to create a Mac app specifically for the XENEON’s 2560×720 canvas. The display was intended as a persistent dashboard and control strip rather than another full-size charting monitor.

Build the first SwiftUI surface

The initial native prototype used five horizontal panels and included a live New York clock, a market countdown, a candle timer, simulated market context, and touch-oriented controls and launchers.

Learn what deserves permanent screen space

The first version intentionally cast a wide net. Its job was to make the unusual display tangible and reveal which information remained useful when kept continuously visible.

WHAT WE LEARNED

The project begins with a dedicated ambient surface.

  • The XENEON EDGE could be treated as its own product surface.
  • Designing directly for its proportions created a different opportunity than shrinking a desktop dashboard.
NEXT

Discover the instrument inside the dashboard.

  1. Use the prototype at the desk.
  2. Reduce the concept to the most valuable information.
  3. Replace simulated components with truthful market behavior one surface at a time.
BUILD STATUS

Project nameXENEON trading dashboard

PlatformNative macOS / SwiftUI

Canvas2560 × 720

StatusFirst prototype