Product Description Built in Spot Light brightens the ear for temperature taking in low light: Temperature read out in just 1 second! The Timex Story Timex Group B.V. is one of the best-known American watch companies. Timex's U.S. headquarters are located in Middlebury Connecticut and it has substantial operations in China, the Philippines and India and full scale sales companies in Canada, the UK, France and Mexico.The company began in 1854 as Waterbury Clock in Connecticut's Naugatuck Valley, known during the nineteenth century as the "Switzerland of America." Sister company Waterbury Watch manufactured the first inexpensive mechanical pocket watch in 1880. During World War I, Waterbury began making wristwatches, which had only just become popular, and in 1933 it made history by creating the first Mickey Mouse clock under license from Walt Disney, with Mickey's hands pointing the time.During World War II, Waterbury renamed itself U.S. Time Company. In 1950 the company introduced a wristwatch called the Timex. Over the next three decades, Timex was sold through a series of advertisements which emphasized its durability by putting the watch through "torture tests," such as falling over the Grand Coulee Dam or being strapped to the propeller of an outboard motor, with the slogan "It takes a licking and keeps on ticking." With the help of former Olympic broadcaster, spokesman John Cameron Swayze, sales took off. The company later became Timex Corporation, then Timex Group and, to date, has sold over one billion watches.The company has remained very competitive and the Timex brand continues its dominance through present day. Its primary market remains the United States and Canada, although the Timex brand is sold worldwide due to its ability to capitalize on its strong brand image and reputation for quality.One of the most successful and important features available on many Timex watches is the Indiglo backlight system. Indiglo is a brand name of Indiglo Corporation, solely owned by Timex for licensing purposes. Timex electroluminescent lamps, branded Indiglo, were introduced in 1992 in the Ironman watch line. They were an immediate success. The Indiglo lamp uniformly lights the surface of the Timex’s watch dials in a manner that makes the dial read very easily in many different light settings. In some newer watches the Indiglo backlight only lights up the numbers, rather than the entire LCD display, which is achieved by means of a specialized film that inverts the LCD transmissivity.Today, Timex Group products are manufactured in the Far East and in Switzerland often based on technology that continues to be developed in the United States and in Germany. With a large and varied line of watches, Timex has the style for everyone. From the locker room to the board room, there is a great Timex style time-piece for you.
A**9
great product
This thermometer is so much better than the one I had before! It used to be a nightmare to try and take my 13 mo. daughters temperature but she loves this thermometer. Especially when I turn the spotlight on!!! I love that it only takes 1 second to take her temp.
R**N
This thermometer is inaccurate and will not give you any ...
This thermometer is inaccurate and will not give you any peace of mind. I never write reviews, but after last night I felt it necessary to share. My daughter was burning up, we took her temp it said 98. Took mine it said 95. I had no clue what to do and we ended up in the hospital. Her temp there was 102. I'm buying the braun brand today. The reviews seemed positive overall. I guess we will see.
L**D
Can't Get Probe Covers
We haven't had the issues that the other reviewers have brought up. We've been using ours since our son was born 9 years ago and are still using the original batteries and it get used a lot. I haven't noticed the temperature variance reported. The only problem I have is that we don't know where to get more probe covers. They don't even sell them on here! I've tried contacting Timex, but they haven't been able to help. Nothing on their website, either. Maybe it's time to retire it and get a brand that is easier to replace the covers.
C**V
Did not live up to its marketing pitch
This thermometer needs to be removed from the market. I read the instructions over and over. I tried it on several family members ....using the scientific three trial method on each person. Not once did I receive a consistent temperature. inconsistent thermometer. Timex Healthcare Illuminator 1-Second Ear Thermometer
I**T
extremely unreliable
I have to agree with the previous two reviewers. I recently purchased this thermometer and was shocked to find how unreliable it was. I wouldn't be surprised if the multiple measurements were a little off, but the range of different readings were off by as much as 3 degrees (and we did follow the instructions, including pulling on the earlobe in the appropriate direction to straighten the ear canal).We called customer service and they said that they would send us a new one. After reading the other two reviews here, I suspect that it'll find itself in the trash. Don't buy this product.
J**N
Unreliable
For such an important piece of medical equipment it is totally inaccurate, and as such completely unsafe and unreliable. This item should not be on sale.
T**L
Not accurate and not one second
I bought this thermometer yesterday at Tuesday morning for 19.99, I've tried it about 20 times and received 20 different readings on the same person, when it gives a reading at all. The batteries that come with it are useless. I'm probably going to return it. When my grandson has a temperature, it's going to be too frustrating to not know if the thermometer is accurate, from 99.8 to 97.6 to 98.4 to 96.7 within less than a minute. That's too much of a variance to be reliable. I wouldn't recommend it.
J**M
Don't buy this product
I can't believe that anyone would sell a thermometer that is so unreliable. The temperature given varies more than 2 degrees. At best you can say if they probably do or don't have a fever. I can tell just as much by touching their forehead. Don't waste your money on junk.
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