New technology for entering comp results?

[Cuberd]

FKMTime

fkmtime.com

Lipnica Wielka Open 2026 | World Cube Association

The World Cube Association governs competitions for mechanical puzzles that are operated by twisting groups of pieces, commonly known as 'twisty puzzles'. The most famous of these puzzles is the Rubik's Cube, invented by professor Rubik from Hungary. A selection of these puzzles are chosen as...

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[UncleFrank]

Whatever happened to TimeBase? Are any comps still using it?

How does FKMTime differ from TimeBase? Are there any videos of it?

 

[abunickabhi]

FKM just sounds like TimeBase repackaged for me

 

[gsingh]

Whatever happened to TimeBase? Are any comps still using it?

TimeBase is mostly being used at PSL events. I haven't seen any WCA comps using it in a couple of years.

 

[Martyt7777]

How would you record a +2/DNF?

 

[Tabe]

How would you record a +2/DNF?

Press the button:

 

[Tabe]

This looks like a possibly-more-featured but less convenient version of TimeBase. TimeBase integrates into displays and thus isn't an addtional piece of hardware laying around with more cords where this is another piece of kit to sit on a solving station. I'm intrigued but don't love the current implementation as a result.

 

[tx789]

Press the button:

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How would this account for +4, +6, +8 ect? Long press for DNF a series of short presses for +2, +4 ect. Seems like DNF and +2 should be seperate buttons.

 

[Tabe]

How would this account for +4, +6, +8 ect? Long press for DNF a series of short presses for +2, +4 ect. Seems like DNF and +2 should be seperate buttons.

There's a screen on the device. Presumably the penalty gets displayed on there and you just click through until you get the one you want.

But, yes, +2 and DNF should be different buttons.

 

[UncleFrank]

This looks like a possibly-more-featured but less convenient version of TimeBase. TimeBase integrates into displays and thus isn't an addtional piece of hardware laying around with more cords where this is another piece of kit to sit on a solving station. I'm intrigued but don't love the current implementation as a result.

FKM just sounds like TimeBase repackaged for me

Yeah, it looks like it does the same things that TimeBase does, but I would think the cost of FKMTime is a good bit less than the cost of TimeBase, since it doesn't have that big display. There are already so many displays in use, why spend extra money to replace them, if you can just add something inline for half the cost.

 

[Tabe]

Yeah, it looks like it does the same things that TimeBase does, but I would think the cost of FKMTime is a good bit less than the cost of TimeBase, since it doesn't have that big display. There are already so many displays in use, why spend extra money to replace them, if you can just add something inline for half the cost.

So you don't have another piece of hardware and accompanying cords sitting on the solve station getting in the way.

 

[Sub20Soon]

I thought it was F*ck My Times at first lol