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Its trendy nowadays to combine multiple related functions into a single design. Wireless chargers support multiple devices to save space, while some furniture transforms into a different kind of thing when not in use. The more you can group different but related functions together in a single product, the better the user experience could be, as long as they dont overwhelm and confuse instead of helping them.This health tool concept, for example, looks like a rather large digital thermometer, but its function clearly goes beyond simply telling your temperature. It also keeps not just your maintenance pills nearby but even your prescription slip, making sure that those essential aspects of your physical well-being are always close at hand when you need them. It even gives you a nudge when its time to take your daily dose, too!Designer: Aleksandr MisiukevichFor those of us who have been diagnosed with certain medical conditions, keeping on top of our health goes beyond just being important and can be critical to our safety. People new to this situation have the tendency to forget to bring their pills with them or even the slip of paper they need to buy the medicine when they run out. The myriad apps in the smartphone market reminding people when to take their meds is proof that there is such an ongoing need for this kind of service, but your phone cant remind you to bring your medicine with you.The Health Tool is a concept for a device that brings those two separate but related functions together. On the one hand, the display that it uses for showing ones temperature readout also functions as a reminder for people to take their pills and tablets at the right time. At the same time, the device itself also has compartments to actually hold the medicine inside. Just like a click pen, you simply push one end to pop out the tray when its time to take a dose.The design also holds a somewhat secret pocket for those paper prescriptions. Fold it up and insert it at the back, ready to be pushed out by a slider when it comes time to replenish your supply. Given how thin the device is, however, one can only imagine how little space there would be for multiple sheets of folded paper.The Health Tools small and compact design makes it trivial to bring anywhere you go. It can even hang from your pants with a hook or carabiner, though youll have to live with a large pill-shaped device hanging down your hip. The problem with its small and compact design, however, is that it would have limited capacity for pills and tablets. Its three compartments can hold only up to 12 pills, which should probably be enough for a few days worth of medication, but only if you only take a few each day.The post Digital thermometer concept stores pills and reminds you when to take them first appeared on Yanko Design.