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Flipper Device’s new Busy Bar is a customizable display for productivity

TechCrunch · Jun 29, 2026, 1:00 PM · Also reported by 1 other source

Key takeaways

  • London-based Flipper Devices is known for its Flipper Zero gadget, used by hackers and tinkerers to access different radios with Bluetooth, RFID, NFC, and a sub-1GHz transceiver.
  • Flipper Devices first announced the device last year, and now it is putting it on open sale next month.
  • On the back, there is a monochrome screen to display status, timer, battery, and connectivity indicators.

London-based Flipper Devices is known for its Flipper Zero gadget, used by hackers and tinkerers to access different radios with Bluetooth, RFID, NFC, and a sub-1GHz transceiver. The company today took a different direction and launched a productivity-focused gadget called Busy Bar, which helps you set timers, block apps, and display custom messages and widgets on an LED display.

Flipper Devices first announced the device last year, and now it is putting it on open sale next month. The Busy Bar looks like a table clock with many knobs and buttons. On the front, it has a 72 16 LED matrix display with up to 400 nits of brightness, support for 16 million colors, and a sensor to adjust brightness automatically.

On the back, there is a monochrome screen to display status, timer, battery, and connectivity indicators. This lets you look at information if the screen is facing the other side. What s more, there is a small speaker on the side for playing custom sounds and notifications.

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