Thermos -- app lets you use your iPhone as a thermometer
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Jim Karpen
Feature Writer
Jim Karpen has been writing about technology since 1994 and brings decades of experience with Apple products, along with a Ph.D. in literature and writing.
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Updated December 03, 2010
By
Jim Karpen
Feature Writer
Jim Karpen has been writing about technology since 1994 and brings decades of experience with Apple products, along with a Ph.D. in literature and writing.
Learn More December 03, 2010
Updated December 03, 2010
You need to calibrate this so that it's accurate, so I haven't taken the time to try it. But they claim that you can actually use your iPhone as a thermometer. You can see a video of the process of calibrating the Thermos app ($1.99), and then see it actually measure the temperature, on YouTube.
written by
Jim Karpen
Jim Karpen holds a Ph.D. in literature and writing, and has a love of gizmos. His doctoral dissertation focused on the revolutionary consequences of digital technologies and anticipated some of the developments taking place in the industry today. Jim has been writing about the Internet and technology since 1994 and has been using Apple's visionary products for decades.
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