Written on November 17, 2008 – 9:38 am | by Maria Mihale |


Remember those times when your kid was feeling a little bit under the weather and you had the least idea about what you should have done? It makes you smile right now, but back then, all you wanted to do was to just scream at the top of your lungs and solve somehow the situation, even if you lacked not only self command, but also solutions.

Duck Young Kong came up with a very ingenious device, the Lunar Baby Thermometer, a simple temperature checking device for the mother or father, grandparents, or whoever’s got the privilege to take care of the little one and to place the hand on his head. You can now check the child’s temperature without uncomfortable placing of glass sticks in places of discontent.



“The idea is based on a common and natural behavior of putting your hand on the forehead to measure internal heat of the body. Checking the temperature by scanning the forehead with this device is easier and faster, since it eliminates the need to insert an external tool while holding them in a still position. The intuitive shape of the device allows the user to easily understand how to hold and use the device. The organic and ergonomic shape provides a secure grasp in the users hand”, said the designer.

However, the most important part about this thermometer is that after simply placing the device on the forehead, there is a beeping sound which will be followed by a flashing LED. This way, the user knows that the thermometer has its job done. In addition, the user can clearly see the temperature on the LCD screen, while holding the device to their baby.



Using this temperature checking device is very easy and as you can see from the picture, rather intuitive. It’s quite interesting that such a simple yet ergonomic device wasn’t created until now, but it’s better now than never. But this is the destiny of concepts, always uncertain, as designers never know if their devices will ever hit the mass production. Let’s wait and see!

(Source: YankoDesign.com)