In the spirit of doing more with less, I present a kitchen gadget with multiple functions. The function that always runs in the background when no other functions are required is the display shows the date and time and ambient temperature.

This unit has dual kitchen timers. The current problem with kitchen timers is you cannot see them from across a room and you have to walk over and see how much time is left. Often when cooking multiple things you need to add, stir, change heat levels or other tasks during the cooking process. The unit uses two RGB LED\\\'s that backlight the rear of the timer and will illuminate a wall or other surface. The LED\\\'s also shine brightly out of the top of the unit. Timer 1 lights up the left hand top side, timer 2 lights up the right hand top side. Both of these features are shown in the other pictures.

The color change in the timing sequence is as follows:

1. Whatever the total time is, it is divided into 4 equal portions. For example if the timer is set for an hour, the five lighting sequences would be 15 minutes each.
2. The timing starts out by lighting up white. When the first timing increment is 1/2 finished (7.5 minutes in this example)the white light will begin a flash pattern, with the pattern getting faster as it approaches the end of its time period.
3. The unit will then shine blue, flash after half of its time period.
4. The unit will then shine green and then finally the final cycle is yellow.
5. When the time has counted down, the LED will turn RED.

The next feature of this unit is the ability to plug in one or two temperature probes into the side of the unit. You can then set desired temperature.

In this mode, you will be notified of the internal cooking temperature with colors also, however, they are not just the RGB or white. The color will start out a deep blue when the thermometer is cold, and shift through colors as the probe warms up...It will go from a deep blue to a lighter blue, to a deep green to a lighter green, to a deep yellow to a lighter yellow and finally to white. If the temperature is exceeded it will turn red and as the exceeded temperature escalates, the unit will flash the LED in a deeper red color.

The nice thing is that you can combine one of each function, and use this unit as a timer and a temperature probe at the same time.

The last function this unit has may come in handy if you are maybe outside at night grilling, or maybe like me, there is no light in your oven. If this unit is picked up and tilted the functions will continue to work correctly in the background, but the two bright leds will turn white and allow you to use the unit in \\\"Flashlight\\\" mode.

When the unit is turned vertical once more, the LED\\\'s go back to displaying the current status of the timers and or temperature probes.