ShengShou Mini Timer

The ShengShou Mini Timer puts touch-pad timing in something that fits in your palm. Rest both hands on the sensor pads, lift off to start your solve or stack, then touch back down to stop it reads down to a hundredth of a second. The stretch cord also works as a cup organizer, cinching over a full stack so your timer and cups travel together.

Why you’ll like it

• Goes where you go: small enough to drop in a pocket or bag, so timing a solve never waits on finding your phone.
• Holds your cups too: the elastic cord loops over a full set of stacking cups and hangs on a hook, keeping your gear together and off the desk.
• Hands-on start and stop: the touch pads read your hands and run the clock for you, with no thumb on a stopwatch and no tapping a screen.
• Beginner-friendly: one button to power on and off, rated for ages 6 and up, clear enough for a first-time cuber or a parent timing from across the table.

Performance & design highlights

• Heat-sensing touch pads: two pads pick up your hands and start the clock the instant you lift off, cutting the lag of pressing a button by hand.
• Hundredth-second readout: the LCD shows minutes, seconds, and hundredths, so you can see real differences between attempts.
• Stays put: rubber feet on all four corners keep it from sliding around mid-session.
• Built to take a knock: the display is welded to the circuit board to hold up against drops and everyday handling.
• One-button control: a short press powers it on, a long press powers it off.

Specs at a glance

• Timing resolution: 0.01 second
• Display: LCD minutes, seconds, hundredths
• Sensors: two heat/touch start-stop pads
• Power: 2 AAA batteries
• Dimensions: 100 112 22 mm
• Net weight: 61 g
• Material: ABS plastic
• Cord: elastic carry loop that doubles as a stacking-cup holder
• Age: 6+

A good fit if you want a dedicated timer that lives in your bag, not a stopwatch app you have to dig your phone out to open.