DT1Desk controllerRev. C
Reservations open · Batch 01 ships March 2027
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Dialtone One
A desk-sized aluminum dial for music, focus timers, lights, and app shortcuts, on any computer.
Price, USD
$149
Free to reserve. You pay only when your batch ships.
- Diameter
- 68 mm
- Height
- 41 mm
- Weight
- 412 g
- Link
- USB-C / BT 5.3
02 / Inside
Seven parts. Five screws.
Seven parts, stacked top to bottom. Each one comes out with the driver in the box.
01 · P/N DT1-101
E-ink label
1.5-inch e-ink under hardened glass. Holds its image with no power.
02 · P/N DT1-102
Knurled aluminum cap
Turned from one piece of 6061 aluminum, 96 straight ridges.
03 · P/N DT1-103
Magnetic detent ring
24 magnets give each step a soft, exact click that never wears.
04 · P/N DT1-104
LED ring
36 LEDs behind a frosted diffuser show position and progress.
05 · P/N DT1-105
Main board
Bluetooth 5.3, USB-C, and a hall sensor that reads every step.
06 · P/N DT1-106
1,200 mAh battery
About three weeks per charge. Unplugs and lifts out, no glue.
07 · P/N DT1-107
Weighted steel base
260 g of steel and a rubber foot, so the dial turns and the base stays.
03 / Try the dial
Turn it. It clicks.
Drag the dial in a circle, scroll over it, or use the arrow keys. Press the center to switch between volume, focus, and light.
Drag · scroll · ← → keys · press to switch
Low Tide Radio
Marta Holm
- Detent
- 15°
- Step
- 2 %
- Turned
- 0°
Low Tide Radio — Marta Holm
Mode: Volume
04 / What it controls
One dial, four jobs.
The e-ink label says what the dial does right now, and keeps saying it with the power off.
01 · Mode
Now playingBT 1Low Tide Radio
Marta Holm
42%Vol02:14Music
Turn for volume in two-percent steps, press to pause, in any player your computer knows about.
- Turn
- Volume
- Press
- Play / pause
- Double press
- Next track
02 · Mode
Focus2/4Deep work
Press to start
25:00Min120Focus timer
Dial in 5 to 120 minutes, press to start, and the LED ring empties as the time runs out.
- Turn
- Set minutes
- Press
- Start / pause
- Hold
- Reset
03 · Mode
Light2700 KDesk lamp
Studio · on
60%DimBrightLights
Dim the desk lamp or the whole room through Matter or Home Assistant, without opening an app.
- Turn
- Brightness
- Press
- On / off
- Double press
- Next light
04 · Mode
App · Timeline3/4Scrub
One frame a step
+12- Undo
- Zoom
- Scrub
- Brush
App shortcuts
Give each app its own dial: scrub a timeline, resize a brush, zoom a map, or step through undo.
- Turn
- Scrub, zoom, undo
- Press
- Next shortcut
- Hold
- Back to music
05 / Finishes
Three finishes. One accent.
Every cap is turned from solid aluminum, knurled, then anodized. The one you pick here carries into your reservation.
Drag to turn
The raw metal, as it leaves the lathe.
Reserve in Aluminum06 / Made to last
Built to be opened.
Five Torx screws hold the base on. Behind them: a battery on a plug, a board on two screws, and a foot you can peel off and replace.
- 01 Materials
- 6061 aluminum cap, zinc-plated steel base, hardened glass, natural rubber foot.
- 02 Repair
- 5 × Torx T6 screws. Replaceable battery on a plug-in connector. Driver in the box.
- 03 Spare parts
- Every part sold separately, at cost, for at least 7 years.
- 04 Warranty
- 2 years on everything, from the knurled cap to the rubber foot.
“We wanted one object on the desk we would still reach for in ten years. That meant screws, not glue.”
07 / Reserve
Reserve yours
Reserving is free. We ask you to pay only when your batch ships, and you can cancel any time before then.
Shipping estimate
- Now reserving
- B01
- Ships
- March 2027
- Left
- 500 spots left in this batch
Batches of 500, shipped in the order reservations come in. 500 spots left in this batch.