diff --git a/ionic/components/picker/picker.ios.scss b/ionic/components/picker/picker.ios.scss
index b8b68cef65..6e58e3811e 100644
--- a/ionic/components/picker/picker.ios.scss
+++ b/ionic/components/picker/picker.ios.scss
@@ -5,45 +5,59 @@
 // --------------------------------------------------
 
 $picker-ios-height:                            260px !default;
-$picker-ios-background-color:                  #cfd5da !default;
+$picker-ios-border-color:                      $list-ios-border-color !default;
+$picker-ios-background-color:                  $list-ios-background-color !default;
 
 $picker-ios-toolbar-height:                    44px !default;
-$picker-ios-toolbar-background-color:          #f7f7f8 !default;
+$picker-ios-toolbar-background-color:          $picker-ios-background-color !default;
 
 $picker-ios-button-height:                     $picker-ios-toolbar-height !default;
-$picker-ios-button-text-color:                 color($colors-ios, primary) !default;
+$picker-ios-button-text-color:                 $link-ios-color !default;
 $picker-ios-button-background-color:           transparent !default;
 
-$picker-ios-option-offset-y:                   90px !default;
-$picker-ios-option-font-size:                  18px !default;
-$picker-ios-option-line-height:                24px !default;
+$picker-ios-column-padding:                    0 12px !default;
+
+$picker-ios-option-padding:                    0 10px !default;
+$picker-ios-option-text-color:                 $list-ios-text-color !default;
+$picker-ios-option-font-size:                  22px !default;
+$picker-ios-option-height:                     42px !default;
+$picker-ios-option-offset-y:                   (($picker-ios-height - $picker-ios-toolbar-height) / 2) - ($picker-ios-option-height / 2) - 10 !default;
+
+$picker-highlight-opacity:                     .8 !default;
 
 
 .picker-wrapper {
   height: $picker-ios-height;
 
-  border-top: 1px solid #929499;
+  border-top: 1px solid $picker-ios-border-color;
 
   background: $picker-ios-background-color;
 }
 
-.hairlines .picker-wrapper {
-  border-width: $hairlines-width;
-}
-
 .picker-toolbar {
   display: flex;
 
   height: $picker-ios-toolbar-height;
+
+  border-bottom: 1px solid $picker-ios-border-color;
+
   background: $picker-ios-toolbar-background-color;
 }
 
+.hairlines .picker-wrapper,
+.hairlines .picker-toolbar {
+  border-width: $hairlines-width;
+}
+
 .picker-toolbar-button {
   flex: 1;
+
   text-align: right;
 }
 
 .picker-toolbar-cancel {
+  font-weight: normal;
+
   text-align: left;
 }
 
@@ -57,23 +71,85 @@ $picker-ios-option-line-height:                24px !default;
   background: $picker-ios-button-background-color;
 }
 
-.picker-offset {
-  transform: translateY($picker-ios-option-offset-y);
+.picker-columns {
+  height: $picker-ios-height - $picker-ios-toolbar-height;
+
+  perspective: 1800px;
 }
 
-.picker-column {
-  padding: 0 10px;
+.picker-col {
+  padding: $picker-ios-column-padding;
+
+  transform-style: preserve-3d;
 }
 
 .picker-prefix,
 .picker-suffix,
-.picker-options {
-  padding: 0 8px;
+.picker-opts {
+  top: $picker-ios-option-offset-y;
+
   font-size: $picker-ios-option-font-size;
-  line-height: $picker-ios-option-line-height;
+  line-height: $picker-ios-option-height;
+  color: $picker-ios-option-text-color;
+
+  transform-style: preserve-3d;
+
+  pointer-events: none;
 }
 
-.picker-prefix,
-.picker-suffix {
-  padding: 0
+.picker-opt {
+  margin: 0;
+  padding: $picker-ios-option-padding;
+
+  width: calc(100% - 24px);
+
+  font-size: $picker-ios-option-font-size;
+  line-height: $picker-ios-option-height;
+
+  background: transparent;
+  transform-origin: center center;
+  transform-style: preserve-3d;
+  transition-timing-function: ease-out;
+
+  backface-visibility: hidden;
+
+  pointer-events: auto;
+}
+
+.picker-above-highlight {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  z-index: 10;
+  display: block;
+
+  width: 100%;
+  height: $picker-ios-option-offset-y + 4px;
+
+  border-bottom: 1px solid $picker-ios-border-color;
+
+  background: linear-gradient(to bottom,
+                            rgba($picker-ios-background-color, 1) 20%,
+                            rgba($picker-ios-background-color, .7) 100%);
+
+  transform: translate3d(0, 0, 90px);
+}
+
+.picker-below-highlight {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: $picker-ios-option-offset-y + $picker-ios-option-height - 4;
+  left: 0;
+  z-index: 11;
+  display: block;
+
+  width: 100%;
+  height: $picker-ios-option-offset-y + $picker-ios-option-height;
+
+  border-top: 1px solid $picker-ios-border-color;
+
+  background: linear-gradient(to top,
+                           rgba($picker-ios-background-color, 1) 30%,
+                           rgba($picker-ios-background-color, .7) 100%);
+
+  transform: translate3d(0, 0, 90px);
 }
diff --git a/ionic/components/picker/picker.md.scss b/ionic/components/picker/picker.md.scss
index 6e999c22ce..825c72d3ca 100644
--- a/ionic/components/picker/picker.md.scss
+++ b/ionic/components/picker/picker.md.scss
@@ -3,3 +3,159 @@
 
 // Material Design Picker
 // --------------------------------------------------
+
+$picker-md-height:                            260px !default;
+$picker-md-border-color:                      $list-md-border-color !default;
+$picker-md-background-color:                  $list-md-background-color !default;
+
+$picker-md-toolbar-height:                    44px !default;
+$picker-md-toolbar-background-color:          $picker-md-background-color !default;
+
+$picker-md-button-height:                     $picker-md-toolbar-height !default;
+$picker-md-button-text-color:                 $link-md-color !default;
+$picker-md-button-background-color:           transparent !default;
+
+$picker-md-column-padding:                    0 12px !default;
+
+$picker-md-option-padding:                    0 10px !default;
+$picker-md-option-text-color:                 $list-md-text-color !default;
+$picker-md-option-font-size:                  18px !default;
+$picker-md-option-height:                     42px !default;
+$picker-md-option-offset-y:                   (($picker-md-height - $picker-md-toolbar-height) / 2) - ($picker-md-option-height / 2) - 10 !default;
+
+$picker-md-option-selected-font-size:         24px !default;
+$picker-md-option-selected-color:             $link-md-color !default;
+
+$picker-highlight-opacity:                     .8 !default;
+
+
+.picker-wrapper {
+  height: $picker-md-height;
+
+  border-top: 1px solid $picker-md-border-color;
+
+  background: $picker-md-background-color;
+}
+
+.picker-toolbar {
+  display: flex;
+
+  justify-content: flex-end;
+
+  height: $picker-md-toolbar-height;
+
+  background: $picker-md-toolbar-background-color;
+}
+
+.hairlines .picker-wrapper,
+.hairlines .picker-toolbar {
+  border-width: $hairlines-width;
+}
+
+.picker-button,
+.picker-button.activated {
+  margin: 0;
+
+  height: $picker-md-button-height;
+
+  color: $picker-md-button-text-color;
+  background: $picker-md-button-background-color;
+
+  box-shadow: none;
+}
+
+.picker-columns {
+  height: $picker-md-height - $picker-md-toolbar-height;
+
+  perspective: 1800px;
+}
+
+.picker-col {
+  padding: $picker-md-column-padding;
+
+  transform-style: preserve-3d;
+}
+
+.picker-prefix,
+.picker-suffix,
+.picker-opts {
+  top: $picker-md-option-offset-y;
+
+  font-size: $picker-md-option-font-size;
+  line-height: $picker-md-option-height;
+  color: $picker-md-option-text-color;
+
+  transform-style: preserve-3d;
+
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
+
+.picker-opts ion-button-effect {
+  display: none;
+}
+
+.picker-opt {
+  margin: 0;
+  padding: $picker-md-option-padding;
+
+  width: calc(100% - 24px);
+
+  font-size: $picker-md-option-font-size;
+  line-height: $picker-md-option-height;
+
+  background: transparent;
+
+  transition-timing-function: ease-out;
+
+  backface-visibility: hidden;
+
+  pointer-events: auto;
+}
+
+.picker-opt .button-inner {
+  transition: 200ms;
+}
+
+.picker-prefix,
+.picker-suffix,
+.picker-opt-selected {
+  font-size: $picker-md-option-selected-font-size;
+
+  color: $picker-md-option-selected-color;
+}
+
+.picker-above-highlight {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  z-index: 10;
+
+  width: 100%;
+  height: $picker-md-option-offset-y + 4px;
+
+  border-bottom: 1px solid $picker-md-border-color;
+
+  background: linear-gradient(to bottom,
+                            rgba($picker-md-background-color, 1) 20%,
+                            rgba($picker-md-background-color, .7) 100%);
+
+  transform: translate3d(0, 0, 90px);
+}
+
+.picker-below-highlight {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: $picker-md-option-offset-y + $picker-md-option-height - 4;
+  left: 0;
+  z-index: 11;
+
+  width: 100%;
+  height: $picker-md-option-offset-y + $picker-md-option-height;
+
+  border-top: 1px solid $picker-md-border-color;
+
+  background: linear-gradient(to top,
+                           rgba($picker-md-background-color, 1) 30%,
+                           rgba($picker-md-background-color, .7) 100%);
+
+  transform: translate3d(0, 0, 90px);
+}
diff --git a/ionic/components/picker/picker.scss b/ionic/components/picker/picker.scss
index 910b3af9b1..792f3698fe 100644
--- a/ionic/components/picker/picker.scss
+++ b/ionic/components/picker/picker.scss
@@ -29,9 +29,11 @@ ion-picker-cmp {
   left: 0;
   z-index: $z-index-overlay-wrapper;
   display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
+
   overflow: hidden;
 
+  flex-direction: column;
+
   margin: auto;
 
   width: $picker-width;
@@ -41,32 +43,79 @@ ion-picker-cmp {
 }
 
 .picker-columns {
+  position: relative;
   display: flex;
-  flex: 1;
+
   overflow: hidden;
+
+  justify-content: center;
 }
 
-.picker-offset {
+.picker-col {
+  position: relative;
   display: flex;
+
+  max-height: 100%;
 }
 
-.picker-column {
-  flex: 1;
+.picker-opts {
+  position: relative;
+
+  width: 100%;
+  min-width: 50px;
+  max-width: 100%;
 }
 
 .picker-prefix {
+  position: relative;
+
   flex: 1;
+
+  min-width: 50px;
+  min-width: 45%;
+
   text-align: right;
+  white-space: nowrap;
 }
 
 .picker-suffix {
+  position: relative;
+
   flex: 1;
+
+  min-width: 50px;
+  min-width: 45%;
+
   text-align: left;
+  white-space: nowrap;
 }
 
-.picker-option {
-  flex: 1;
+.picker-opt {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 0;
+  left: 0;
   overflow: hidden;
-  white-space: nowrap;
+
+  flex: 1;
+
+  width: 100%;
+
+  text-align: center;
   text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.picker-opts-left .button-inner {
+  justify-content: flex-start;
+}
+
+.picker-opts-right .button-inner {
+  justify-content: flex-end;
+}
+
+.picker-above-highlight,
+.picker-below-highlight {
+  display: none;
+
+  pointer-events: none;
 }
diff --git a/ionic/components/picker/picker.ts b/ionic/components/picker/picker.ts
index 92f1350e38..0c0f2c9758 100644
--- a/ionic/components/picker/picker.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/picker/picker.ts
@@ -1,38 +1,24 @@
-import {Component, ElementRef, Input, ViewChild, Renderer, HostListener, ChangeDetectionStrategy, ViewEncapsulation} from 'angular2/core';
-import {NgClass, NgIf, NgFor} from 'angular2/common';
+import {Component, ElementRef, Input, ViewChild, Renderer, HostListener, ViewEncapsulation} from 'angular2/core';
 
 import {Animation} from '../../animations/animation';
 import {Transition, TransitionOptions} from '../../transitions/transition';
 import {Config} from '../../config/config';
-import {isPresent} from '../../util/util';
+import {isPresent, isString, isNumber} from '../../util/util';
 import {NavParams} from '../nav/nav-params';
 import {ViewController} from '../nav/view-controller';
-import {raf, CSS, pointerCoord} from '../../util/dom';
-
+import {nativeRaf, cancelRaf, CSS, pointerCoord} from '../../util/dom';
 
 
 /**
  * @name Picker
  * @description
  *
- * @usage
- * ```ts
- * constructor(private nav: NavController) {}
- *
- * presentSelector() {
- *   let picker = Picker.create({
- *
- *   });
- *   this.nav.present(picker);
- * }
- *
- * ```
- *
  */
 export class Picker extends ViewController {
 
   constructor(opts: PickerOptions = {}) {
     opts.columns = opts.columns || [];
+    opts.buttons = opts.buttons || [];
     opts.enableBackdropDismiss = isPresent(opts.enableBackdropDismiss) ? !!opts.enableBackdropDismiss : true;
 
     super(PickerDisplayCmp, opts);
@@ -54,6 +40,20 @@ export class Picker extends ViewController {
     return this._nav && this._nav.config.get(key);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @param {any} button Picker toolbar button
+   */
+  addButton(button: any) {
+    this.data.buttons.push(button);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @param {any} button Picker toolbar button
+   */
+  addColumn(column: PickerColumn) {
+    this.data.columns.push(column);
+  }
+
   /**
    * @param {string} cssClass CSS class name to add to the picker's outer wrapper.
    */
@@ -68,95 +68,140 @@ export class Picker extends ViewController {
 }
 
 
-
 /**
  * @private
  */
 @Component({
-  selector: '.picker-column',
+  selector: '.picker-col',
   template:
-    '<div class="picker-offset">' +
-      '<div *ngIf="col.prefix" class="picker-prefix">{{col.prefix}}</div>' +
-      '<div class="picker-options" #colEle>' +
-        '<div *ngFor="#o of col.options" class="picker-option">' +
-          '{{o.text}}' +
-        '</div>' +
-      '</div>' +
-      '<div *ngIf="col.suffix" class="picker-suffix">{{col.suffix}}</div>' +
-    '</div>',
+    '<div *ngIf="col.prefix" class="picker-prefix" [style.width]="col.prefixWidth">{{col.prefix}}</div>' +
+    '<div class="picker-opts" #colEle [style.width]="col.optionsWidth">' +
+      '<button *ngFor="#o of col.options; #i=index" (click)="optClick($event, i)" type="button" category="picker-opt">' +
+        '{{o.text}}' +
+      '</button>' +
+    '</div>' +
+    '<div *ngIf="col.suffix" class="picker-suffix" [style.width]="col.suffixWidth">{{col.suffix}}</div>',
   host: {
-    '[style.flex]': 'col.flex',
+    '[style.min-width]': 'col.columnWidth',
+    '[class.picker-opts-left]': 'col.align=="left"',
+    '[class.picker-opts-right]': 'col.align=="right"',
     '(touchstart)': 'pointerStart($event)',
     '(touchmove)': 'pointerMove($event)',
     '(touchend)': 'pointerEnd($event)',
     '(mousedown)': 'pointerStart($event)',
     '(mousemove)': 'pointerMove($event)',
-    '(mouseup)': 'pointerEnd($event)',
+    '(body:mouseup)': 'pointerEnd($event)',
+    '(body:mouseout)': 'mouseOut($event)',
   }
 })
 class PickerColumnCmp {
   @ViewChild('colEle') colEle: ElementRef;
   @Input() col: PickerColumn;
-  y: number;
+  y: number = 0;
   colHeight: number;
   optHeight: number;
   velocity: number;
   pos: number[] = [];
-  scrollingDown: boolean;
   msPrv: number = 0;
   startY: number = null;
+  rafId: number;
+  bounceFrom: number;
+  maxY: number;
+  rotateFactor: number;
+
+  constructor(config: Config) {
+    this.rotateFactor = config.getNumber('pickerRotateFactor', 0);
+  }
 
   ngAfterViewInit() {
+    // get the scrollable element within the column
     let colEle: HTMLElement = this.colEle.nativeElement;
 
     this.colHeight = colEle.clientHeight;
+
+    // get the height of one option
     this.optHeight = (colEle.firstElementChild ? colEle.firstElementChild.clientHeight : 0);
 
-    this.setY(0, true);
+    // set the scroll position for the selected option
+    let selectedIndex = this.col.options.indexOf(this.col.selected);
+    this.setSelected(selectedIndex, 0);
   }
 
   pointerStart(ev) {
+    console.debug('picker, pointerStart', ev.type, this.startY);
+
     if (this.isPrevented(ev)) {
+      // do not both with mouse events if a touch event already fired
       return;
     }
 
+    // cancel any previous raf's that haven't fired yet
+    cancelRaf(this.rafId);
+
+    // remember where the pointer started from`
     this.startY = pointerCoord(ev).y;
 
+    // reset everything
     this.velocity = 0;
     this.pos.length = 0;
     this.pos.push(this.startY, Date.now());
-
-    console.debug('picker, pointerStart', ev.type, this.startY);
+    this.maxY = (this.optHeight * (this.col.options.length - 1)) * -1;
   }
 
   pointerMove(ev) {
+    ev.preventDefault();
+    ev.stopPropagation();
+
     if (this.startY !== null) {
       if (this.isPrevented(ev)) {
         return;
       }
 
-      let currentY = pointerCoord(ev).y;
-      console.debug('picker, pointerMove', ev.type, currentY);
-
+      var currentY = pointerCoord(ev).y;
       this.pos.push(currentY, Date.now());
-      this.setY(this.startY + currentY, false);
+
+      // update the scroll position relative to pointer start position
+      var y = this.y + (currentY - this.startY);
+
+      if (y > 0) {
+        // scrolling up higher than scroll area
+        y = Math.pow(y, 0.8);
+        this.bounceFrom = y;
+
+      } else if (y < this.maxY) {
+        // scrolling down below scroll area
+        y = y + Math.pow(this.maxY - y, 0.9);
+        this.bounceFrom = y;
+
+      } else {
+        this.bounceFrom = 0;
+      }
+
+      this.update(y, 0, false);
     }
   }
 
   pointerEnd(ev) {
-    if (this.startY !== null) {
+    if (this.isPrevented(ev)) {
+      return;
+    }
 
-      if (this.isPrevented(ev)) {
-        return;
-      }
+    this.velocity = 0;
 
+    if (this.bounceFrom > 0) {
+      // bounce back up
+      this.update(0, 100, true);
+
+    } else if (this.bounceFrom < 0) {
+      // bounce back down
+      this.update(this.maxY, 100, true);
+
+    } else if (this.startY !== null) {
       var endY = pointerCoord(ev).y;
 
       console.debug('picker, pointerEnd', ev.type, endY);
 
       this.pos.push(endY, Date.now());
-      this.velocity = 0;
-      this.scrollingDown = (endY < this.startY);
 
       var endPos = (this.pos.length - 1);
       var startPos = endPos;
@@ -176,45 +221,135 @@ class PickerColumnCmp {
         this.velocity = ((movedTop / timeOffset) * FRAME_MS);
       }
 
-      this.setY(this.startY + endY, true);
+      if (Math.abs(endY - this.startY) > 3) {
+        ev.preventDefault();
+        ev.stopPropagation();
 
-      this.decelerate();
+        var y = this.y + (endY - this.startY);
+        this.update(y, 0, true);
+      }
 
-      this.startY = null;
+    }
+
+    this.startY = null;
+    this.decelerate();
+  }
+
+  mouseOut(ev) {
+    if (ev.target.classList.contains('picker-col')) {
+      this.pointerEnd(ev);
     }
   }
 
   decelerate() {
-    var self = this;
+    var y = 0;
+    cancelRaf(this.rafId);
 
-    if (self.velocity) {
-      self.velocity *= DECELERATION_FRICTION;
-      console.log(`decelerate velocity ${self.velocity}`);
+    if (isNaN(this.y) || !this.optHeight) {
+      // fallback in case numbers get outta wack
+      this.update(y, 0, true);
 
-      var y = self.y + self.velocity;
-      self.setY(y, true);
+    } else if (Math.abs(this.velocity) > 0) {
+      // still decelerating
+      this.velocity *= DECELERATION_FRICTION;
 
-      raf(self.decelerate.bind(self));
+      // do not let it go slower than a velocity of 1
+      this.velocity = (this.velocity > 0 ? Math.max(this.velocity, 1) : Math.min(this.velocity, -1));
 
-    } else if (self.y % this.optHeight !== 0) {
+      y = Math.round(this.y - this.velocity);
 
-      self.y = self.y + (this.scrollingDown ? -1 : 1);
+      if (y > 0) {
+        // whoops, it's trying to scroll up farther than the options we have!
+        y = 0;
+        this.velocity = 0;
 
-      console.log(`lock in ${self.y}`);
+      } else if (y < this.maxY) {
+        // gahh, it's trying to scroll down farther than we can!
+        y = this.maxY;
+        this.velocity = 0;
+      }
 
-      self.setY(self.y, true);
+      console.log(`decelerate y: ${y}, velocity: ${this.velocity}, optHeight: ${this.optHeight}`);
 
-      raf(self.decelerate.bind(self));
+      this.update(y, 0, true);
+
+      if (y % this.optHeight !== 0 || Math.abs(this.velocity) > 1) {
+        // isn't locked in yet, keep decelerating until it is
+        this.rafId = nativeRaf(this.decelerate.bind(this));
+      }
+
+    } else if (this.y % this.optHeight !== 0) {
+      // needs to still get locked into a position so options line up
+      var currentPos = Math.abs(this.y  % this.optHeight);
+
+      // create a velocity in the direction it needs to scroll
+      this.velocity = (currentPos > (this.optHeight / 2) ? 1 : -1);
+
+      this.decelerate();
     }
   }
 
-  setY(yOffset: number, saveY: boolean) {
-    let y = yOffset + this.y;
+  optClick(ev, index: number) {
+    if (!this.velocity) {
+      ev.preventDefault();
+      ev.stopPropagation();
 
-    console.log(`y: ${y}, yOffset: ${yOffset}, colHeight: ${this.colHeight}, optHeight: ${this.optHeight}`);
+      this.setSelected(index, 150);
+    }
+  }
 
-    let colEleStyle = this.colEle.nativeElement.style;
-    colEleStyle[CSS.transform] = `translate3d(0px,${y}px,0px)`;
+  setSelected(selectedIndex: number, duration: number) {
+    // if there is a selected index, then figure out it's y position
+    // if there isn't a selected index, then just use the top y position
+    let y = (selectedIndex > -1) ? ((selectedIndex * this.optHeight) * -1) : 0;
+
+    cancelRaf(this.rafId);
+    this.velocity = 0;
+
+    // so what y position we're at
+    this.update(y, duration, true);
+  }
+
+  update(y: number, duration: number, saveY: boolean) {
+    // ensure we've got a good round number :)
+    y = Math.round(y);
+
+    let selectedIndex = Math.abs(Math.round(y / this.optHeight));
+
+    this.col.selected = this.col.options[selectedIndex];
+
+    let colEle: HTMLElement = this.colEle.nativeElement;
+    let optElements: any = colEle.querySelectorAll('.picker-opt');
+
+    for (var i = 0; i < optElements.length; i++) {
+      var optEle: HTMLElement = optElements[i];
+      var optTop = (i * this.optHeight);
+      var optOffset = (optTop + y);
+
+      var rotateX = (optOffset * this.rotateFactor);
+      var translateX = 0;
+      var translateY = 0;
+      var translateZ = 0;
+
+      if (this.rotateFactor !== 0) {
+        translateX = 10;
+        translateZ = 90;
+        if (rotateX > 90 || rotateX < -90) {
+          translateX = -9999;
+          rotateX = 0;
+        }
+
+      } else {
+        translateY = optOffset;
+      }
+
+      optEle.style[CSS.transform] = `rotateX(${rotateX}deg) translate3d(${translateX}px,${translateY}px,${translateZ}px)`;
+
+      optEle.style[CSS.transitionDuration] = (duration > 0 ? duration + 'ms' : '');
+
+      optEle.classList[i === selectedIndex ? 'add' : 'remove']('picker-opt-selected');
+
+    }
 
     if (saveY) {
       this.y = y;
@@ -223,9 +358,12 @@ class PickerColumnCmp {
 
   isPrevented(ev) {
     if (ev.type.indexOf('touch') > -1) {
+      // this is a touch event, so prevent mouse events for a while
       this.msPrv = Date.now() + 2000;
 
     } else if (this.msPrv > Date.now() && ev.type.indexOf('mouse') > -1) {
+      // this is a mouse event, and a touch event already happend recently
+      // prevent the calling method from continuing
       ev.preventDefault();
       ev.stopPropagation();
       return true;
@@ -245,21 +383,21 @@ class PickerColumnCmp {
     '<div class="picker-wrapper">' +
       '<div class="picker-toolbar">' +
         '<div *ngFor="#b of d.buttons" class="picker-toolbar-button" [ngClass]="b.cssRole">' +
-          '<button (click)="btnClick(b)" [ngClass]="b.cssClass" class="picker-button">' +
+          '<button (click)="btnClick(b)" [ngClass]="b.cssClass" class="picker-button" clear>' +
             '{{b.text}}' +
-            '<ion-button-effect></ion-button-effect>' +
           '</button>' +
         '</div>' +
       '</div>' +
       '<div class="picker-columns">' +
-        '<div *ngFor="#c of d.columns" [col]="c" class="picker-column"></div>' +
+        '<div class="picker-above-highlight"></div>' +
+        '<div *ngFor="#c of d.columns" [col]="c" class="picker-col"></div>' +
+        '<div class="picker-below-highlight"></div>' +
       '</div>' +
     '</div>',
   host: {
     'role': 'dialog'
   },
-  directives: [NgClass, NgIf, NgFor, PickerColumnCmp],
-  changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
+  directives: [PickerColumnCmp],
   encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None,
 })
 class PickerDisplayCmp {
@@ -293,7 +431,7 @@ class PickerDisplayCmp {
     let data = this.d;
 
     data.buttons = data.buttons.map(button => {
-      if (typeof button === 'string') {
+      if (isString(button)) {
         return { text: button };
       }
       if (button.role) {
@@ -302,10 +440,34 @@ class PickerDisplayCmp {
       return button;
     });
 
+    // clean up dat data
     data.columns = data.columns.map(column => {
-      if (!column.flex) {
-        column.flex = 1;
+      if (!isPresent(column.columnWidth)) {
+        column.columnWidth = (100 / data.columns.length) + '%';
       }
+      if (!isPresent(column.options)) {
+        column.options = [];
+      }
+
+      column.options = column.options.map(inputOpt => {
+        let opt: PickerColumnOption = {
+          text: '',
+          value: ''
+        };
+
+        if (isPresent(inputOpt)) {
+          if (isString(inputOpt) || isNumber(inputOpt)) {
+            opt.text = inputOpt;
+            opt.value = inputOpt;
+
+          } else {
+            opt.text = isPresent(inputOpt.text) ? inputOpt.text : inputOpt.value;
+            opt.value = isPresent(inputOpt.value) ? inputOpt.value : inputOpt.text;
+          }
+        }
+
+        return opt;
+      });
       return column;
     });
   }
@@ -384,7 +546,7 @@ class PickerDisplayCmp {
     // return an object of all the values with the input name as the key
     let values = {};
     this.d.columns.forEach(col => {
-      values[col.name] = col.value;
+      values[col.name] = col.selected ? col.selected.value : null;
     });
     return values;
   }
@@ -404,19 +566,20 @@ export interface PickerOptions {
 
 export interface PickerColumn {
   name?: string;
-  value?: string;
+  selected?: PickerColumnOption;
   prefix?: string;
   suffix?: string;
   options: PickerColumnOption[];
-  flex?: number;
   cssClass?: string;
+  columnWidth?: string;
+  prefixWidth?: string;
+  suffixWidth?: string;
+  optionsWidth?: string;
 }
 
 export interface PickerColumnOption {
-  value?: string;
-  text?: string;
-  checked?: boolean;
-  id?: string;
+  value?: any;
+  text?: any;
 }
 
 
@@ -458,7 +621,5 @@ Transition.register('picker-slide-out', PickerSlideOut);
 
 
 let pickerIds = -1;
-const MIN_VELOCITY_START_DECELERATION = 4;
-const MIN_VELOCITY_CONTINUE_DECELERATION = 0.12;
 const DECELERATION_FRICTION = 0.97;
 const FRAME_MS = (1000 / 60);
diff --git a/ionic/components/picker/picker.wp.scss b/ionic/components/picker/picker.wp.scss
index 466cd79ef2..85fdb18cf4 100644
--- a/ionic/components/picker/picker.wp.scss
+++ b/ionic/components/picker/picker.wp.scss
@@ -3,3 +3,171 @@
 
 // Windows Picker
 // --------------------------------------------------
+
+$picker-wp-height:                            260px !default;
+$picker-wp-border-color:                      $list-wp-border-color !default;
+$picker-wp-background-color:                  $list-wp-background-color !default;
+
+$picker-wp-toolbar-height:                    44px !default;
+$picker-wp-toolbar-background-color:          $picker-wp-background-color !default;
+
+$picker-wp-button-height:                     $picker-wp-toolbar-height !default;
+$picker-wp-button-text-color:                 $link-wp-color !default;
+$picker-wp-button-background-color:           transparent !default;
+
+$picker-wp-column-padding:                    0 12px !default;
+
+$picker-wp-option-padding:                    0 10px !default;
+$picker-wp-option-text-color:                 $list-wp-text-color !default;
+$picker-wp-option-font-size:                  18px !default;
+$picker-wp-option-height:                     42px !default;
+$picker-wp-option-offset-y:                   (($picker-wp-height - $picker-wp-toolbar-height) / 2) - ($picker-wp-option-height / 2) - 10 !default;
+
+$picker-wp-option-selected-font-size:         24px !default;
+$picker-wp-option-selected-color:             $link-wp-color !default;
+
+$picker-highlight-opacity:                     .8 !default;
+
+
+.picker-wrapper {
+  height: $picker-wp-height;
+
+  border-top: 1px solid $picker-wp-border-color;
+
+  background: $picker-wp-background-color;
+}
+
+.picker-toolbar {
+  display: flex;
+
+  justify-content: flex-end;
+
+  height: $picker-wp-toolbar-height;
+
+  background: $picker-wp-toolbar-background-color;
+}
+
+.hairlines .picker-wrapper,
+.hairlines .picker-toolbar {
+  border-width: $hairlines-width;
+}
+
+.picker-toolbar-button {
+  flex: 1;
+
+  text-align: right;
+}
+
+.picker-toolbar-cancel {
+  font-weight: normal;
+
+  text-align: left;
+}
+
+.picker-button,
+.picker-button.activated {
+  margin: 0;
+
+  height: $picker-wp-button-height;
+
+  color: $picker-wp-button-text-color;
+  background: $picker-wp-button-background-color;
+
+  box-shadow: none;
+}
+
+.picker-columns {
+  height: $picker-wp-height - $picker-wp-toolbar-height;
+
+  perspective: 1800px;
+}
+
+.picker-col {
+  padding: $picker-wp-column-padding;
+
+  transform-style: preserve-3d;
+}
+
+.picker-prefix,
+.picker-suffix,
+.picker-opts {
+  top: $picker-wp-option-offset-y;
+
+  font-size: $picker-wp-option-font-size;
+  line-height: $picker-wp-option-height;
+  color: $picker-wp-option-text-color;
+
+  transform-style: preserve-3d;
+
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
+
+.picker-opts ion-button-effect {
+  display: none;
+}
+
+.picker-opt {
+  margin: 0;
+  padding: $picker-wp-option-padding;
+
+  width: calc(100% - 24px);
+
+  font-size: $picker-wp-option-font-size;
+  line-height: $picker-wp-option-height;
+
+  background: transparent;
+
+  transition-timing-function: ease-out;
+
+  backface-visibility: hidden;
+
+  pointer-events: auto;
+}
+
+.picker-opt .button-inner {
+  transition: 200ms;
+}
+
+.picker-prefix,
+.picker-suffix,
+.picker-opt-selected {
+  font-size: $picker-wp-option-selected-font-size;
+
+  color: $picker-wp-option-selected-color;
+}
+
+.picker-above-highlight {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  z-index: 10;
+
+  width: 100%;
+  height: $picker-wp-option-offset-y + 4px;
+
+  border-bottom: 1px solid $picker-wp-border-color;
+
+  background: linear-gradient(to bottom,
+                            rgba($picker-wp-background-color, 1) 20%,
+                            rgba($picker-wp-background-color, .7) 100%);
+
+  transform: translate3d(0, 0, 90px);
+}
+
+.picker-below-highlight {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: $picker-wp-option-offset-y + $picker-wp-option-height - 4;
+  left: 0;
+  z-index: 11;
+
+  width: 100%;
+  height: $picker-wp-option-offset-y + $picker-wp-option-height;
+
+  border-top: 1px solid $picker-wp-border-color;
+
+  background: linear-gradient(to top,
+                           rgba($picker-wp-background-color, 1) 30%,
+                           rgba($picker-wp-background-color, .7) 100%);
+
+  transform: translate3d(0, 0, 90px);
+}
diff --git a/ionic/components/picker/test/basic/index.ts b/ionic/components/picker/test/basic/index.ts
index ac9e51ac1f..1d05985f57 100644
--- a/ionic/components/picker/test/basic/index.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/picker/test/basic/index.ts
@@ -1,68 +1,212 @@
+import {ViewEncapsulation} from 'angular2/core';
 import {App, Page, Picker, NavController} from 'ionic-angular';
 
 
 @Page({
-  templateUrl: 'main.html'
+  templateUrl: 'main.html',
+  encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None,
 })
 class E2EPage {
+  smoothie: string;
+  timer: string;
 
-  constructor(private nav: NavController) {
-    setTimeout(() => {
-      this.presentPicker()
-    }, 250);
-  }
+  constructor(private nav: NavController) {}
 
-  presentPicker() {
+  twoColumns() {
     let picker = Picker.create({
       buttons: [
         {
           text: 'Cancel',
           role: 'cancel'
         },
-        'Done'
+        {
+          text: 'Done',
+          handler: (data) => {
+            this.smoothie = `${data.flavor1} ${data.flavor2}`;
+          }
+        }
       ],
       columns: [
         {
-          prefix: 'prefix',
-          suffix: 'suffix',
+          name: 'flavor1',
+          align: 'right',
           options: [
-            { text: 'Jan' },
-            { text: 'Feb' },
-            { text: 'Mar' },
-            { text: 'Apr' },
-            { text: 'May' },
-            { text: 'Jun' },
-            { text: 'Jul' },
-            { text: 'Aug' },
-            { text: 'Sep' },
-            { text: 'Oct' },
-            { text: 'Nov' },
-            { text: 'Dec' },
+            { text: 'Mango' },
+            { text: 'Banana' },
+            { text: 'Cherry' },
+            { text: 'Strawberry' },
+            { text: 'Raspberry' },
+            { text: 'Blueberry' },
+            { text: 'Peach' },
+            { text: 'Coconut' },
+            { text: 'Pineapple' },
+            { text: 'Honeydew' },
+            { text: 'Watermelon' },
+            { text: 'Grape' },
+            { text: 'Avocado' },
+            { text: 'Kiwi' },
+            { text: 'Orange' },
+            { text: 'Papaya' },
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          name: 'flavor2',
+          align: 'left',
+          options: [
+            { text: 'Banana' },
+            { text: 'Orange' },
+            { text: 'Grape' },
+            { text: 'Watermelon' },
+            { text: 'Strawberry' },
+            { text: 'Papaya' },
+            { text: 'Kiwi' },
+            { text: 'Cherry' },
+            { text: 'Raspberry' },
+            { text: 'Mango' },
+            { text: 'Pineapple' },
+            { text: 'Peach' },
+            { text: 'Avocado' },
+            { text: 'Honeydew' },
+            { text: 'Blueberry' },
+            { text: 'Coconut' },
           ]
         },
-        // {
-        //   prefix: 'prefix',
-        //   suffix: 'suffix',
-        //   options: [
-        //     { text: 'Jan' },
-        //     { text: 'Feb' },
-        //     { text: 'Mar' },
-        //     { text: 'Apr' },
-        //     { text: 'May' },
-        //     { text: 'Jun' },
-        //     { text: 'Jul' },
-        //     { text: 'Aug' },
-        //     { text: 'Sep' },
-        //     { text: 'Oct' },
-        //     { text: 'Nov' },
-        //     { text: 'Dec' },
-        //   ]
-        // },
       ]
     });
 
     this.nav.present(picker);
   }
+
+  prefixLabel() {
+    let picker = Picker.create({
+      buttons: [
+        {
+          text: 'Nerp',
+          role: 'cancel'
+        },
+        {
+          text: 'Woot!',
+          handler: (data) => {
+            this.smoothie = `${data.flavor1}`;
+          }
+        }
+      ],
+      columns: [
+        {
+          name: 'flavor1',
+          align: 'left',
+          prefix: 'Flavor',
+          options: [
+            { text: 'Mango' },
+            { text: 'Banana' },
+            { text: 'Cherry' },
+            { text: 'Strawberry' },
+            { text: 'Raspberry' },
+            { text: 'Blueberry' },
+            { text: 'Peach' },
+            { text: 'Coconut' },
+            { text: 'Pineapple' },
+            { text: 'Honeydew' },
+            { text: 'Watermelon' },
+            { text: 'Grape' },
+            { text: 'Avocado' },
+            { text: 'Kiwi' },
+            { text: 'Orange' },
+            { text: 'Papaya' },
+          ]
+        }
+      ]
+    });
+
+    this.nav.present(picker);
+  }
+
+  suffixLabel() {
+    let picker = Picker.create({
+      buttons: [
+        {
+          text: 'No',
+          role: 'cancel'
+        },
+        {
+          text: 'Si',
+          handler: (data) => {
+            this.smoothie = `${data.flavor1}`;
+          }
+        }
+      ],
+      columns: [
+        {
+          name: 'flavor1',
+          align: 'right',
+          suffix: 'flavor',
+          options: [
+            { text: 'Mango' },
+            { text: 'Banana' },
+            { text: 'Cherry' },
+            { text: 'Strawberry' },
+            { text: 'Raspberry' },
+            { text: 'Blueberry' },
+            { text: 'Peach' },
+            { text: 'Coconut' },
+            { text: 'Pineapple' },
+            { text: 'Honeydew' },
+            { text: 'Watermelon' },
+            { text: 'Grape' },
+            { text: 'Avocado' },
+            { text: 'Kiwi' },
+            { text: 'Orange' },
+            { text: 'Papaya' },
+          ]
+        }
+      ]
+    });
+
+    this.nav.present(picker);
+  }
+
+  columnSizes() {
+    let picker = Picker.create();
+
+    picker.addButton({
+      text: 'Cancel',
+      role: 'cancel'
+    });
+
+    picker.addButton({
+      text: 'Set Timer',
+      handler: (data) => {
+        this.timer = `${data.hour}:${data.min}`;
+      }
+    });
+
+    picker.addColumn({
+      name: 'hour',
+      suffix: 'hour',
+      columnWidth: '30%',
+      optionsWidth: '50px',
+      options: Array.apply(null, {length: 23}).map(Number.call, Number)
+    });
+
+    var minuteOptions = [];
+
+    for (var i = 0; i < 60; i++) {
+      minuteOptions.push({
+        text: i,
+        value: ('0' + i).slice(-2)
+      });
+    }
+
+    picker.addColumn({
+      name: 'min',
+      suffix: 'min',
+      columnWidth: '40%',
+      optionsWidth: '80px',
+      options: minuteOptions
+    });
+
+    this.nav.present(picker);
+  }
 }
 
 
diff --git a/ionic/components/picker/test/basic/main.html b/ionic/components/picker/test/basic/main.html
index 90bd279550..fa80234cb4 100644
--- a/ionic/components/picker/test/basic/main.html
+++ b/ionic/components/picker/test/basic/main.html
@@ -4,6 +4,30 @@
 
 <ion-content padding>
 
-  <button block class="e2ePresentPicker" (click)="presentPicker()">Picker</button>
+  <button block class="e2eTwoColumns" (click)="twoColumns()">
+    2 Columns
+  </button>
+
+  <button block class="e2ePrefixLabel" (click)="prefixLabel()">
+    Prefix Label
+  </button>
+
+  <button block class="e2eSuffixLabel" (click)="suffixLabel()">
+    Suffix Label
+  </button>
+
+  <button block class="e2eColumnSizesLabel" (click)="columnSizes()">
+    Columns with sizes
+  </button>
+
+
+  <p aria-hidden="true" padding>
+    <code>Smoothie: {{ smoothie }}</code><br>
+    <code>Timer: {{ timer }}</code><br>
+  </p>
 
 </ion-content>
+
+<style>
+
+</style>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ionic/config/modes.ts b/ionic/config/modes.ts
index 60142a2ebb..9d6d1dffca 100644
--- a/ionic/config/modes.ts
+++ b/ionic/config/modes.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ Config.setModeConfig('ios', {
 
   pickerEnter: 'picker-slide-in',
   pickerLeave: 'picker-slide-out',
+  pickerRotateFactor: -0.46,
 
   spinner: 'ios',