Omron Flex Temp II Digital Thermometer

When I was growing up, mum used to check our temperature with an alcohol in glass thermometer. We'd put it under our tongue and wait a few seconds before she'd take it out, peer intently at the tiny scale trying to read the temperature. Today, I shudder at the thought of putting a fragile glass tube in a child's mouth. Fortunately, these days we have digital thermometers to do the job much more safely. The Omron Flex Temp II is such a thermometer. Reasonably priced, at around £9, it offers an easy to read LCD screen, alarm to indicate when the temperature can be read, and a memory of the last temperature taken. The Flex Temp II looks quite neat and ...  Read the complete review