Withings Thermo: contactless and one of the fastest thermometer

Withings Thermo, a contactless thermometer. (withings.com)

Withings, the company which focused on consumer electronics has a new connected amazing thermometer, which doesn’t even need to sit under your tongue to get a good reading.

It calls Withings Thermo. It's connects via Wi-Fi network, and has a 16-sensor infrared array (HotSpot) that takes your temperature via your temporal artery. The company claims it provides "one of the fastest, most accurate, non-invasive temperature readings available."

So you just to scan the forehead and temporal artery to get a temperature, and it doesn’t need to come into contact with the skin. It just be up to half an inch away and still get an accurate reading.

Withings Thermo look. (withings.com)

In as little as two seconds, Thermo can take 4,000 measurements, just by pointing it at the direction of your temple. A specially designed algorithm corrects for biases like skin temperature and ambient conditions (a hot or cold room, for instance).

The device have links to an app, which lets you easy to view and manage several family members temperature. Each reading can also be annotated with notes on how a person is feeling, a list of symptoms or which medications they may be taking.

Thermo app interfaces on iOS. (withings.com)

As Nate wrote on The Next Web, setup via the app is a bit clumsy: the device wants to turn off to save battery life (it have two AAA batteries), but the app often takes longer than its on-time to set everything up. After few tries, you will have on-screen directions walk you through each step with ease.

The app (iOS or Android) is easy to use and gorgeously laid out. User will not get any way to confused by it. You take a temperature, it loads into the app, and you’re free to leave it or make notes on that temperature.

If you're interested in updating your old thermometer, Thermo is $99.95, and available from Withings store or in the Apple Store. It’s not the most cost-effective upgrade, but its ease of use, accuracy and app is awesome.

Source: The Next Web