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Tuesday January 31, 2006
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 The thermometer is one of the best inventions known to man. Galileo is credited for the invention of the water thermometer, built in 1592. Then, the German physicist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit developed accurate mercury thermometers in 1714. In 1730, Réaumur invented one which used alcohol, followed by the Celsius, invented by Anders Celsius in 1742.
Then the digital thermometer came out, and that was even better. Well, the cycle continues...in Japan. EJK (Ebara Jitsugyo Co) has manufactured the Contactless Thermometer. All you do is place it near the skin for 3 seconds. Traditional thermometers take about 60 to 90 seconds until you get a reading, not to mention it's so darn hard to keep it in place under your tongue. Plus, there's no need for sterilization, since you're not putting the thermometer in your mouth.
It weighs 99 grams and will be available starting tomorrow, Feb 1st, in Japan for 25,000 Yen (which is $215 USD). No news yet whether it's coming to the U.S. Makes you wonder why it took so long to come up with such a revolutionary idea!
[Thanks to NewLaunches for the scoop]
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February 1, 2006 9:59 PM
thermometers using point-and-shoot technology are readily available for reasonable prices in the United states already, the majority are, however, used for hobbies such as reptile keeping (something I'm quite knowledgeable about). A few examples of some of the best would be at the site http://www.tempgun.com/ . Just thought I'd enlighten us all! -Andrew
February 2, 2006 11:27 AM
Infrared thermometers are old, but this is the first thermometer for medical use. The other readily available are for industrial use for measuring very high tempratures that of an oven, furnace etc.