Clotty The Customized Interval Tracker Can, Of Course, Run DOOM

[kati]’s Clotty would possibly run DOOM and game-ify the menstrual monitoring course of with a playful Tamagotchi-like facet, however don’t let that distract you. It is, at its coronary heart, a private menstrual cycle monitoring system that’s outlined as a lot by what it does do as what it doesn’t.

What doesn’t it do? Well, it should by no means quietly add one’s menstrual monitoring information to a distant server. Nor will it harvest, mishandle, disclose, or promote that very same information. Shamefully, that alone units it far aside from the wide selection of interval monitoring companies and apps on the market. Also setting it aside is its cheerful lack of discretion. As [kati] places it, she wished Clotty’s design to scream “HELLO I AM A PERIOD TRACKING DEVICE” and at this she completely succeeded.

Clotty makes use of an RP2040, shade LCD show, and a small number of sensors constructed right into a palm-sized, uterus-shaped PCB full with touchpad ovaries. Right now it’s nonetheless in its early phases, and principally on the level that every thing works hardware-wise and the necessities are there for software program, however it’s nonetheless in lively improvement. Keep a watch on Clotty’s GitHub repository for updates as options get fleshed out.

Of course, as [kati] observes, the core validity of a tool could be outlined by whether or not it might run DOOM, which after all Clotty can. You can discover [kati]’s fork of RP2040-DOOM here.

[kati] has a knack for designing efficient {hardware} that gamifies capabilities and incorporates a playfulness to the design that’s a delight to see. Take a second to take a look at her Slightly Sentient D20 which is one other glorious instance of the form of work she does.