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Pixel 8 Pro thermometer can now ready body temperatures, but is it worth it?

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When Google launched the Pixel 8 Pro, it revealed a feature that seemed to be a solution looking for a problem. It had a temperature sensor, one of if not the first to debut on a smartphone, that was advertised as a way to, well, check the temperature of food or your baby’s water bottle. There were leaks claiming that it could also take your body’s temperature, but that never came to pass, at least until now. Google finally let the cat out of the bag that it was just waiting for FDA approval, so the Pixel 8 Pro is now capable of reading your body temp, though the exact process and usefulness of that feature still remains a big question mark.

Designer: Google

Why would you want to use your phone to read your own temperature anyway? That’s because many people have been quite obsessed with checking their body temperature ever since the recent pandemic, and short of awkwardly carrying a thermometer with you all the time, using a smartphone is the next best thing. But since the feature would be used to take the place of a medical device, it needed regulatory approval first, which Google finally got.

According to the tech giant, the secret to this feature is the infrared sensor that’s positioned right beside its cameras. Before this body temperature feature was finally released, all it was allowed to do was measure the temperature of non-living objects by holding the phone no farther than two inches from the target. Unsurprisingly, there’s only a limited number of applications for such a thermometer, so it was like a feature that buyers were paying for but couldn’t fully use. The narrative now changes with the addition of body temperature readings, but it might not be a clear win either.

It uses the infrared radiation, a.k.a. heat, that our body generates to make this reading, but Google claims it does one better than the typical forehead digital thermometers commonly used today. It measures the temporal artery, that is, the artery located on your temple, to get a more accurate reading. Of course, the data is further processed by an AI-powered algorithm before being displayed on the Pixel thermometer app. The process, however, isn’t as quick or as straightforward as those forehead thermometers. You need to first hold the Pixel 8 Pro two inches away from the center of your forehead, wait for the beep to signal the start of the scanning process, and then swipe the phone toward your temple, all in just four seconds. The scanning automatically stops after four seconds, so the accuracy of the reading also depends on how accurate your movements are.

Although Google is quite confident in the accuracy of this feature, it’s still a bit doubtful how much use it will get in real life. Admittedly, body temperature reading is far more useful than precariously placing your phone so close to a hot object, let alone one that’s giving off smoke or steam. Fortunately, the Feature Drop that delivered this feature on Pixel phones also has other goodies, like Circle to Search which was first announced on the Samsung Galaxy S24 series. Google is also launching a new Mint Green flavor of the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro, in case you’re still in the market for a new phone, especially one that you can also use as a thermometer.

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THERM C digital thermometer concept pays homage to the classic tool sans the poison

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The new coronavirus that struck the world two years ago has changed a lot of things and processes in the medical and health care fields. Although they have been around long before that, digital thermometers, especially those with no-contact features, have surged in popularity and sales during that period. Many of these thermometers have moved away from the traditional and iconic mercury-based thermometers, but THERM°C tries to bring a familiar design to the modern world in a much safer way.

Designer: Manantsoa Razafimandimby

Although some are still in use these days, thermometers that use mercury have long been deemed risky and unsafe for the environment. Their small sizes made them more favorable compared to digital thermometers, but the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for safer methods to get a temperature reading has pushed these analog tools out of the picture. Since then, different designs for digital thermometers have come up, and this one tries to give a nod to its predecessor.

Digital thermometers naturally have more freedom when it comes to design precisely because they’re no longer limited by the material properties of mercury or even alcohol. We’ve even recently seen one that didn’t require batteries, powered only by kinetic energy and built from sustainable materials. This concept isn’t as ambitious, but it is nostalgic.

THERM°C is designed like almost all digital thermometers, held upright with the IR light and sensors at the top to take the measurement. What makes it unique, however, is the graduated ticks on the back of the device, mimicking the same method of measuring temperatures with analog tools, just without the liquid component. Instead of rising mercury or alcohol, LEDs light up that meter.

As with most digital thermometers, the design of the THERM°C is meant to be simple to use and doesn’t require a manual. Curiously, there is a switch to change from Celsius to Fahrenheit readings, though it isn’t clear in the concept how these figures will change accordingly. There are also buttons for “Set” and “Lock,” though their exact function isn’t explained.

The digital thermometer charges over USB-C, so this concept won’t be scoring points for sustainability. Then again, this design was envisioned to be nostalgic rather than practical. It might actually take a second or two longer to read off the actual temperature, but the familiar feeling of having a certain margin of error might actually be a bit more appealing and humanizing than typical digital displays.

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This EDC thermometer is small enough to be carried with you wherever you go

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I don’t own a thermometer. I know I should, but somehow it hurts my pride because I’d rather just not get sick instead. Here’s what hurt my pride even more, though… I tested positive last week, and I was sick for 2-3 days before my test but I never had a thermometer around me to check. On any given year, the idea of a portable thermometer would sound like prepper-behavior, but in 2021 it seems like a portable thermometer is a perfect product to have around you at home or on your person… sort of like a bottle-opener.

You know how you feel like an absolute caveman in a house without a bottle-opener? You’re constantly looking for counters with edges to pop your bottle against, or worse, you try opening the bottle with your teeth, risking chipping them because you refuse to own a metal apparatus that opens bottles. Today, it’s rather easy to carry a bottle-opener around with you… some of them are even small enough to fit on your keychain. That’s sort of the approach that TEMPMi takes towards thermometers too. The TEMPMi isn’t a bulky gun-shaped thermometer or a fragile mercury-filled glass thermometer. It’s a tiny, battery-sized device that weighs a mere 8 grams (as much as a key) and is designed to be the kind of thermometer you carry around with you as EDC. It uses a thermopile and infrared sensor to accurately gauge temperatures without contact, working just like a contactless thermometer-gun would, but at a mere fraction of the size.

The TEMPMi’s compact size isn’t just another feature, it actually allows the device to be smart too. It comes without a battery or display, and operates by plugging into your smartphone. This enables the TEMPMi device to record your readings for you, turning the thermometer into a smart one. All temperature readings are displayed on your smartphone screen in a legible font, and in the unit of your choice. Readings are recorded within the app, allowing you to scan back and look at readings by time and date (a feature that lets you really keep track of your symptoms too). Just plug the device into the charging port on your smartphone (iOS or Android) and you’ve got yourself a smart-thermometer on your hands. The TEMPMi reads temperatures from distances of up to 1.6-inches, and its medical benefits aside, you could even use it in the kitchen to measure your oven temperature, gauge how hot your frying oil is, or how cold your beer is. Each TEMPMi comes with a keyring that lets you easily attach it to your keychain or suspend it on your bag. Measuring a little over 2-inches in length, the TEMPMi can easily fit into pockets too, making it a great (and pretty valuable) addition to your EDC!

Designer: Lucas

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TEMPMi – The World’s Smallest Tritium Keychain Thermometer

The TEMPMi is a tiny portable contactless thermometer that you can carry around with you anywhere.

Contactless Measurement

TEMPMi Scans body temperature with a fast, simple, no-contact gesture, measuring anyone’s temperature with the most hygienic way within 0.4 to 1.6 inches. With the usage of thermopile and infrared sensor, TEMPMi can record body temperature with an accuracy of ± 0.5°F / 0.3°C.

Measure Everything

Simply hover above your hot coffee to know to avoid getting your tongue burn. Tired of overcooking your food? Measure your food with TEMPMi to know the exact temperature to cook the perfect meal.

App Tracking

Track and record temperature data with our exclusive user-friendly mobile application. You can monitor your temperature data anytime and set upper limits in the mobile app so you make sure your body is in a good condition.

Temperature records can be checked anytime with the mobile app after measurement.

Visible in the Dark

Tritium is the best light source as it can glow continuously for years without exposure to any form of energy. It has been used in high-end watch faces, camping equipment, and many more.

Easily locate TEMPMi in the dark with the self-illuminating tritium light which is built on its surface.

Portable & Lightweight

TEMPMi is the size of a key, you can bring it and use it anywhere without feeling them in your pocket.

Simply hook it onto your backpack, keychain, or use it as a zipper pull. You can even wear it as a necklace to ensure you will never lose your TEMPMi when you are on the go.

Easy to Use

Plug it in your mobile devices to measure temperature anytime and anywhere instantly without any hassle.

Compatibility

TEMPMi can be used with all mobile devices including Android smartphones, iPhone and even your tablets. Just plug it into your devices and measure temperature right away without using any batteries.

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This minimal contact thermal scanner makes checking your temperature a better user experience!

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COVID-19 has changed the way we perceive personal hygiene and the extent to which personal health needs to be monitored 24×7. Infrared thermometer guns have become the norm to monitor the temperatures by pointing the gun like a gadget at the person’s forehead. That in a way is not a welcoming gesture when in a way you are trying to in fact help out the other person by screening the body temperature. However, that is not of significance to the unassuming mind, at the subconscious level it can instill fear and a feeling of being bogged down by a threat that is intangible.

To give the body screening device a refreshing new avatar that is subtle and instills a sense of calm and assurance, Jaehee Kim has designed the Jverywhere Thermometer that focuses on manneristic gestures. The idea here is to eliminate the aggressive gesture that comes accompanied by gun-type body temperature readers. This in turn reduces stress and fills them with positive energy in current tough times. The thermometer has a flat front display with a temperature sensor and a contoured ergonomic back that can be held from the rear without exposing the hands from the front. Thereby eliminating unnecessary contact for the person who’s performing checks and reducing the probability of the virus spreading. It also makes the temperature easy to read, so you can know your body temperature instead of being left wondering what number did you display today!

The gadget sits on a cradle equipped with a display for scanning QR codes for collecting the data by authorized personnel. This also doubles as a charger to juice up the thermometer for the day’s thermal scanning routine. In totality, Jaehee’s thermal scanner is a refreshing gadget that is intuitively designed keeping in mind human emotions and the safety aspect too.

Designer: Jaehee Kim

 

This IFTTT-ready smart-thermometer can send your HR a leave-request if you fall sick

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There’s a parallel universe where grandparents are much more tech-savvy than their grandchildren, but this one probably isn’t it. The funny video behind ThermBot’s thermometer does, however, demonstrate that regular thermometers are antiquated and can do with an upgrade.

Meet the ThermBot. It’s smaller, simpler, smarter, and faster than that icky thermometer you put in your mouth, or that contactless thermometer gun everyone is brandishing outside their establishments nowadays. Barely the size of a 9V battery, the ThermBot comes with a pop-out port that allows it to plug into a phone or a power-bank. Once plugged in, the ThermBot works as a contactless thermometer, reading your temperature from a distance. The ThermBot’s digital white-on-black backlit LCD display is much easier to read, provides accurate temperature readings in under a second, and the device itself is a whole lot smaller than the conventional hand-held thermometer-gun… but that isn’t all.

The ThermBot’s pop-out USB-C port serves a much larger purpose. Once you plug it into your phone, the ThermBot allows you to send your temperature reading to your fitness apps, integrating another aspect of health into your digital-health monitoring dashboards. For people who find themselves keeping regular tabs on their heart-rate or even their blood pressure, the ThermBot provides you with another facet of health-monitoring, and automatically integrates with apps like Google Fit and Apple Fitness. You can set the ThermBot up with IFTTT too, allowing your readings to go directly to your HR as a Slack message along with a sick-leave request, or allowing you to ping your physician if the temperature is too high or low. The ThermBot doesn’t do things differently, however, it gives your regular thermometer a few feature upgrades (and a massive size reduction) to help it serve you better. I’m personally conflicted by the fact that the ThermBot doesn’t have its own battery (and needs to be plugged into an external source). One could argue that the absence of the battery helps the ThermBot to last longer and eliminates the need to constantly charge it. The ThermBot also comes with a standard USB-C port, but if you do happen to use an iPhone, the ThermBot comes with a lightning power adapter in the box too.

Besides, it’s difficult to ignore how incredibly compact and sleek the ThermBot is. Its rounded form, stainless-steel body and glass paneling just gives it the kind of sleekness that’s more consistent with consumer-tech. At just 0.05 lbs (22 grams), it’s much lighter than any standard contactless thermometer, and is small enough to store in your pocket or even backpack, allowing you to easily travel with it… probably in an alternate universe where the planet isn’t affected by a deathly pandemic. For this universe, however, the ThermBot does a pretty darn amazing job of being a simple, small, smart thermometer that works the instant you plug it in.

Designer: Eli Ostreicher

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ThermBot Thermometer – Smaller. Instant. Smarter.

At home or on the go, ThermBot delivers instant temperature readings with 100% accuracy plus smart home assistants & IFTTT integration.

Measures just 2.23 inches (56.8 mm) in height and 1.26 inches (32 mm) in width.

Get clinically accurate results in under 1 second.

No app install or download required. ThermBot works as is out of the box.

Requires no battery ever because ThermBot draws power directly from your smartphone, power bank or tablet.

ThermBot comes with a USB-C to iOS / Apple Lighting power adaptor and a USB-C to USB power adaptor.

Built for people on-the-go. ThermBot’s slider button makes it easy to slide out the Type C connector on-demand and retract it when you’re done. Never worry about losing the cap.

Not just a thermometer but also a smart home enabled IoT device. Thanks to its BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) chip, ThermBot can integrate with your favorite wellness tracking apps and smart assistants as well as the IFTTT protocol, transforming ThermBot from just another thermometer into IoT device, perfect for quick, meaningful interpretation of results.

Change from Fahrenheit to Celsius with ease. Simply hold down the side button for 2.5 seconds to toggle.

Quiet and non-invasive. ThermBot is ideal for taking the temperature of a child or patient without distressing or disturbing them.

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An infrared thermometer + biometric scanner that logs employee attendance as well as health!

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If used correctly and ethically, contact tracing and biometric identification can truly help curb the spread of pandemics. Now I’m yet to see a case where a corporation or a government hasn’t abused its power when it comes to identifying and tracing the whereabouts of individuals, but I’m still hopeful that they can be held accountable if they do misuse this ability. The VERO isn’t just some regular thermometer… it was built for helping companies monitor the health of their individual employees. Designed as a part of a prompt from Render Weekly, the VERO reads temperature using non-contact infrared sensors, but it doesn’t just do that. It helps keep a tab of people scanned too, allowing offices or businesses to internally test their own employees. The VERO scans the patient’s temperature while also logging in their name, details, and their identity… like a biometric scanner that captures an employee’s attendance as well as their health!

Designer: Ryan Krause

This hand-held thermometer + blood-testing device helps perform quick diagnostics

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Putting his resources to good use during the pandemic and the ensuing global lockdown, Indian designer Anshuman Kumar has designed a conceptual device that can help rapidly scan and diagnose people for diseases by checking their body for fever, as well as testing their blood for the pathogen. The OZE isn’t just another hand-held thermometer… it’s a state-of-the-art testing device that allows you to diagnose people for not one, but several viruses.

What really sets OZE apart is its ability to do multiple things while still being a hand-held device. On its primary interface is a meter that displays the temperature captured by the infrared thermal-scope, along with advice that tells you whether you need to consult a doctor. The interface even goes the distance by displaying stats like air-quality and weather updates, serving multiple purposes. The interface acts as an output for two separate inputs on the OZE, an infrared thermometer on the front, which can read body temperature without contact, as well as a blood-test-kit on the base of the device.

Just pop the base off and you’ve got OZE’s blood-testing module that lets you instantly take a small prick of blood (like a glucose meter) and run it against a virus stream based on the cartridge loaded within the OZE. The current setup shows test-kits for COVID-19 along with the Hantavirus that suddenly popped up sometime in March in China. The blood-testing kit takes a prick, tests your sample, and can safely load another empty vial and lancet needle once the old one’s taken out. There’s even a set of pull-out finger-wipes on the OZE, allowing you to go through your test swiftly and conveniently. Diagnostic results are displayed on the same interface at the very top, laying out the information pretty clearly in a step-by-step fashion, not just for the people being tested but for the operators too. Test the temperature, if it’s indicative of a symptom, perform a quick blood test and the OZE lets you know if you need to visit a medical professional.

The device is entirely wireless and is no larger than a contactless thermometer. Designed to be used at any place where you’d see a potential influx of large amounts of people, from airports to grocery shops, the OZE just gives you an extra layer of security, allowing you to not just check the temperature, which surely is an indication of a viral illness, but to even double down on any doubtful cases by giving them a quick blood test. Besides, it tells you the weather and air-quality outside too, isn’t that just convenient?

Designer: Anshuman Kumar

This thermometer focuses on the emotional connect with the product through its interactive UI

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Thermometers have lately become a sight we’d rather not see, but with the right design it can evoke friendliness instead of fear!

This conceptual USB-chargeable thermometer by Mads Hindhede Svanegaard focuses on the emotional connection with the product through its simple yet interactive UI. The surface that touches your forehead is a detachable silicone cap so you can interchange them for different people and make sanitization of the device easier. The scanning and results are depicted with facial icons which hasn’t been seen in its predecessors. The clean, minimal design makes the sight of a thermometer less sore on the eyes.

Make thermometers less scary again. Stay safe and under 37.4°C!

Designer: Mads Hindhede Svanegaard

Whirlpool’s smart thermometer ensures your food is cooked properly

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The best probe thermometer

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