Cube Pomodoro
A physical Pomodoro timer built into a cube — flip to start, flip to stop. Tactile focus sessions with a built-in timer display.
The Idea
The Pomodoro technique works. The apps don’t. They live on the same screen you’re trying to escape — one notification and the session is gone.
A physical cube changes the interaction. You pick it up, flip it, and it starts counting. Flip it again to pause. Set it face-down to stop. The gesture is the interface.
The screen shows the countdown — no phone, no laptop, just the timer on the cube itself. One glance and you know where you are in the session.
Work in Progress
Prototype running on an Arduino UNO. The MPU6050 gyroscope reads orientation — which face is up determines the timer state. A 0.96” OLED over I2C shows the countdown. A 5V passive buzzer signals the interval end.
Still working on the enclosure — the goal is something you’d actually want on your desk, not just a breadboard in a box.