Oregon Scientific UV888A Personal UV Monitor with Exposure Timer

List Price: $29.99 Discount Price: $11.49

Features:

• Personal UV monitor for protecting users from sun overexposure
• Monitors current UV levels and temperature; built-in digital clock
• Analyzes UV, SPF level, and skin type and recommends exposure time
• Automatically updates with changes in UV intensity; countdown timer
• Measures 1.75 x 3.125 x 0.75 inches (W x H x D); 1-year warranty

Customer Reviews:

Good product [Posted on 2007-04-16]
This does what it claims. My only complaint is that it is not that intuitive and the instructions are not as clear or informative as I'd like.

Seems to Work Well [Posted on 2007-06-12]
I love gadgets so I could not pass this up since I live in the desert of So Cal. I have used it only to measure how bad the UV is on a given day and give me an idea what the risk is. I did not use the timer to push my exposure. It has a count down timer for how long you can be exposed based on the current UV measured. I always use a hat and sunshine when in the sun for more than a few minutes so I don't rely on the timer. (You can sure see the difference in UV levels from early morning to noon). The unit is suppose to allow you to select skin type, but I can't seem to be able to set it. It is why I did not give it 5 stars.

Save yourself from Sunburn [Posted on 2007-08-14]
I purchased this before our trip to Florida because my 1 year old is a red haired, blue eyed boy and I didn't want him to get burned. We all know that you need to apply sunscreen before going to the beach but using this monitor to check the UV index showed that it would only take 10 minutes for him to burn so even just walking around the block would have been enough. For the first time ever I went to Florida and came back without a sunburn but a nice tan.

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