If
there is one thing more sure than eggs being eggs, it is that sooner
or later your baby will burst into adorable little tears. But as a
parent, how can you tell if a cry that won't seem to stop is
something to worry about? Taking a baby's temperature is a good way
to get an idea if something is wrong, but often this can be a tricky
and invasive procedure. What we need is a contactless, multi-purpose
thermometer that can relay data to our smartphones. We do, and it's
called the Wishbone Smart Thermometer.
This
tiny gadget, just a couple of inches in length, plugs directly into
your phone's headphone port. To get a measurement of your baby's
temperature, you simply hold the end of the Wishbone a short distance
from the child's forehead. The temperature is recorded and passed to
the associated app, displaying an accurate temperature in just
seconds. This data can then be stored within the app to create a very
visual history of the temperatures taken, allowing mum or dad to
track changes in the wee one's condition.
So
far, so handy; and we were impressed by how quickly and easily all
this happened. The app, which is available for both Android and iOS,
is clean and user friendly. It allows you to use the Wishbone Smart
Thermometer in one of three ways; body, object, and ambient modes.
Because of this you can test the temperature of more than just your
baby's (or anyone's, in fact) body, but also their milk, bath, cot
and bedroom. So definitely multi-purpose then.
The
Wishbone Smart Thermometer works thanks to an infrared sensor,
meaning it does not emit any kind of radiation or sound wave. This is
good to know, because as a parent you try to make it your primary
concern that nothing dodgy and dangerous is being held up to your
baby's brain (we hope, at least).
We
really like the Wishbone Smart Thermometer, especially because it has
so many uses. Yes, it might be a very accurate thermometer, but the
fact that the app can record and store different measurements and
present that data in a manner that is easy to understand, makes this
a very effective medical tool. If something is wrong with your baby,
and you decide to call a doctor, you'll already have information of
how they've been, aiding the doctor with a diagnosis.
But
it doesn't stop there. If you're trying to conceive the Wishbone
Smart Thermometer can help in monitoring a woman's ovulation, or
indeed anything that requires close and accurate body temperature
measurement. The hats truly are off for this one.
£13.57