A tiny retro desk gadget that watches your AI coder so you don't have… — prompt 🤖 AI News — TG.ME

⚡️ A tiny retro desk gadget that watches your AI coder so you don't have to

ESP8266 + 240x240 screen. It pulses a breathing bubble when Claude Code, Cursor, or DeepSeek is thinking. Goes quiet when it's done.

Also nags you to drink water. Honestly the most useful feature.

Open-source, build-it-yourself, or grab one on Tindie.
GitHub
GitHub - lovaxi/Rubato_Device: Rubato - a palm-sized retro-Macintosh AI desk companion that turns AI wait time into gentle health…
Rubato - a palm-sized retro-Macintosh AI desk companion that turns AI wait time into gentle health breaks. Firmware, tools and docs. - lovaxi/Rubato_Device
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