Pick a card.
Choose the album for this moment. One card holds one album by one artist, around 10–20 songs.
Tim only plays Tim cards. That’s the point: nothing else to scroll to.
A little less shuffle. A little more music.
Music
sucks.
No, not music itself — the process.
Skip. Skip. Skip.
Three seconds in and you’re skipping again. Maybe the next song will fit. Or the next. By the time you settle, the vibe is gone, and that thing you were doing has left the building.
Keep the music going, and stay with what you’re doing.
Tim is a pocket music player that plays one album at a time.
Pick a card. Press play. Listen through.
01 / In real life
Music fits
back into life.
Choose an album for the moment you’re in.
The long way home. An album’s worth of fresh air.
Your next 5k. A rhythm to keep you moving.
The end of the day. A few songs to ease into the evening.
Life with Tim, imagined. Product and lifestyle images are concept renders.
Streaming gave you everything.
Tim asks you to choose once.
02 / Season 1
The first collectionThe collection
starts here.
Season 1 starts small. A group of albums from artists you might not know yet, chosen because they’re worth your whole attention. Every album earns its place.
Each album gets its own cardstock sleeve: artwork on the front, a tracklist on the back, and a spine for the shelf.
Take the card out, put it in Tim, then put it back when you’re done. It’s yours to keep.
Each card you buy pays the artist from the sale, rather than counting the times you play it.
03 / How it works
Tim has
one job.
You choose the album once.
Tim plays it while you get on with everything else.
Press play.
Click the card all the way in. It stays tucked inside while you listen.
Pause, volume, previous, next. Enough control, without inviting the skip-reflex back in.
Listen through.
Let the album play while you settle into the work, the walk, or the last few pages of your book.
Nothing else is one tap away.
An album on your phone or an MP3 player still leaves the rest of the library within reach — and on a streaming app, usually a suggestion or two. With Tim, the card only opens in the player, and nothing streams in: just the album you already chose.
For the people making it
Your album.
The whole way
through.
Albums meant to be heard as albums.
Put yours forward for Season 1.
A listener who picks your card has chosen your album. The whole thing, heard as you made it.
Each card sold earns you money. Tim and the card recognise each other before the music unlocks, which protects your music on the card.
Season 1 will be small, with room for each album to be discovered. The artist terms are still being settled.
For the people listening
Which album would you put forward for Season 1?
04 / The build
Cardboard,
electronics,
and a dream.
Tim is in development. The build follows the decisions, the prototypes, the things that work and the things that need another go.
Build videos are up on YouTube. Join the waitlist for the next ones and updates from the workbench.
Hear that?
The song got to finish.
So did the thing you were doing.
3:413:41
TIM. Truly Intentional Music.
Join the waitlist
Come along
for the build.
Get updates from the workbench, Season 1, and the day Tim is ready.
You’re on the list.
Thanks for being here at the beginning.
One optional question
How often does choosing or skipping music pull you out of what you’re doing?
Your answer helps shape Tim.
A little more detail
Questions.
The hard questions
Why not just turn off shuffle on a streaming app?
You can, and it helps. But the rest of the library, autoplay and the next suggestion are still a tap away, and so is everything else on your phone. With Tim, changing the album means choosing another card and putting it in, so the choice you made sticks.
Is Tim like an iPod or MP3 player?
They do different jobs. An iPod or MP3 player carries your whole library, which is handy when you want everything with you. Tim plays one album at a time from a card, for when you’d rather choose once and let it play.
Can I load my own music onto Tim?
No. Every card holds one artist’s album, made for Tim. Choosing a card is how you choose what to listen to.
Is a card just an SD card?
There’s memory inside, the way a tape has tape. But a card is the album as an object: sleeve, artwork, tracklist, and the artist paid when you buy it.
Why does a card only play in Tim?
The card and Tim recognise each other before the music unlocks. That keeps Tim to the album you chose, and protects the artist’s music on the card.
What if I lose or replace my Tim?
Your cards play in any Tim. Replace the player and keep listening to your collection.
How do artists get paid?
Each card sold pays the artist. Playing it again doesn’t change what they earn. The terms are still being settled.
The practical ones
How do I get cards?
Cards will be sold individually, in small, curated collections called Seasons. Season 1 is being put together now.
Does Tim work with Bluetooth headphones?
Yes. Tim sends music out over Bluetooth to headphones and speakers. There’s also a built-in speaker and a wired headphone connection. Bluetooth only goes out: nothing can stream in.
How much will it cost?
Pricing for Tim and the cards will go to the waitlist first, once it’s settled.
When can I get one?
Tim is in development, and no orders are being taken yet. Join the waitlist for build videos, news from Season 1, and the day Tim is ready.
More questions
What is Tim?
Tim is a pocket music player that plays one album at a time. Choose an album on a card, click it in and press play. Tim plays that album while you get on with whatever you’re doing. It’s in development now at HallCorp Inc.
What’s on a card?
One album by one artist, around 10–20 songs. Each card comes in its own sleeve, with the artwork on the front, the tracklist on the back and a spine for the shelf.
Can I skip tracks?
Yes. Previous, next, pause and volume are all there. Picking the card is the main choice. After that, the idea is to settle in and let the album play.
Is there a music player that only plays one album at a time?
Yes. Tim is a pocket music player that plays only the album on the card you put in. To hear something else, you choose another card and click it in.
Why do I keep skipping songs?
Mostly because the skip is always one tap away. Shuffle and algorithmic radio keep offering something that might fit better, so three seconds in, your thumb is already moving. Do that often enough and it becomes a reflex.
How can I listen to a whole album without skipping?
Choose the album before you start, press play, and put your phone out of reach. Tim takes the phone out of it: one card holds one album, and there’s nothing else on the player to skip to.
What is intentional listening?
Intentional listening means choosing what you’ll hear before you press play, then letting it play through. It’s the opposite of shuffle and algorithmic radio, where the next track is always up for grabs. A record, a tape or an album on Tim all work the same way: one choice, then music that stays with what you’re doing.
Can I listen to music without my phone?
Yes. Tim plays its cards on its own, so your phone can stay in your bag or at home.
Is there a modern Walkman?
Tim takes the best part of the Walkman idea, a pocket player with one tape in at a time, and makes it smaller. Instead of tapes, you carry album cards. Pick one, click it in and listen through, on headphones or the built-in speaker.
Should I get a cassette or CD player to listen more intentionally?
If a tape or CD player works for you, go for it. You’ve already got the idea: anything that has you choose an album and let it play is intentional listening. Tim does the same thing in your pocket: a small player, cards in place of tapes or discs, and new albums released for it in Seasons.