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.