Flipper Device's new Busy Bar is a customizable display for productivity
Flipper Devices has launched the Busy Bar, a customizable e-ink display designed to boost productivity by letting users show their current status, tasks, or focus states. The device syncs with calendar and productivity tools, offering a physical, always-visible indicator of availability for work or personal settings.
Background
Flipper Devices is the company behind the Flipper Zero, a popular multi-tool device for hacking and tinkering with hardware (RFID, infrared, Bluetooth, etc.), often used by security researchers and hobbyists. The Busy Bar is their first non-security product — a small, customizable e-ink display meant to show status indicators (like "busy," "in a meeting," or custom icons) to help with focus and productivity. It connects via Bluetooth and can be updated from a phone or computer. This marks a notable pivot for the company, as previous products were aimed at the hacker/pen-testing community, while the Busy Bar targets the broader productivity and office-worker market.