Updates

Feb 25, 2025
Finding Focus-Introduction
This is an evolving draft of some educational content I'm developing to share some of the concepts that led to me cr...
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Introducing: Version 2 Check Out The Improvements
The best pomodoro timer just got better! Focus Timer is a magical adjustable hourglass... the visual timer lets you ...
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Feb 2, 2024
Batch 3 Arrived!
I'm thrilled to announce that Batch 3 arrived! While I knew it was on the way I was honestly caught off guard when I...
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Jan 4, 2024
The Reviews are In!
Timers from the first batch of 50 have begun to arrive and it's been great to hear the first feedback start to come i...
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Nov 28, 2023
Batch 1 Complete!
I don't think I've ever hit refresh so many times in my life. Since the moment I got the tracking number for the fir...
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Oct 31, 2023
What's in a Logo?
One of the finishing touches to put on the timer is the logo. Logos on products are interesting things- they don’t he...
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Sep 29, 2023
Production Begins!
Well, I should say continues... since we've already made the first batch of about 1000 electronics. But we were facin...
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Sep 1, 2023
Production Update: Transparency
If you've been following along, you'll recall that we dialed in the electronics and they moved into production- yay!...
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Jul 16, 2023
Electronics Samples Passed Testing!
I'm excited to share that the latest round of samples has passed functional testing! As you'll recall, an unexpected ...
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Jun 16, 2023
Theory, Practice, and Pause
There's a saying that goes something like...
In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they're muc...
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May 15, 2023
Interaction Refinements & PCB Samples
In the last update I shared how we needed to do an additional sample of the printed circuit board (PCB) before produc...
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Production Update: Validation Testing
If you've been following along, you know that the product essentially consists of the housing, circuit board, and code. We got to the point where we were able to test production versions of each one with a full assembly, because they need to work together as a system.
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