# Gesture-Interpreting Kitchen Timers The Conceptual 'No-Touch Timer' Has an Intuitive Interface By Michael Hemsworth | Published 2019-10-13 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/notouch-timer References: [yankodesign](https://www.yankodesign.com/2019/10/11/kitchen-timer-that-can-be-set-with-dirty-hands-and-no-touching/) Using a [conventional timer or smartphone](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sink-concept) when cooking often means getting it dirty with hands covered in ingredients, so the conceptual 'No-Touch Timer' has been created to help offer a handsfree alternative. The timer works by being mounted on a wall or positioned on a counter to keep it within reach; the device interprets [hand gestures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stretch-it) in order to start a timer thanks to infrared sensors. The further the hand is from the unit will translate to different time periods, which puts a focus on an intuitive experience for chefs and bakers alike to appreciate. The conceptual 'No-Touch Timer' is the design work of Fu Yibo and Wen Ruoyum and is finished with a [dot matrix display](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/time-timer) to enhance the futuristic aesthetic of the unit. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.9/10 - Popularity: 79% | Activity: 90% | Freshness: 9% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/gadgets) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Gesture-interpreting Timers:** Developing advanced timers that can be controlled hands-free through gestures can revolutionize the cooking experience and enhance food safety. - **Infrared Sensors for Cooking Gadgets:** Integrating infrared sensors in cooking gadgets can add efficiency, convenience, and hygiene to food preparation, which can create revolutionary products and services. - **Dot Matrix Displays in Kitchen Gadgets:** Incorporating dot matrix displays in kitchen gadgets can improve the user experience by providing clear and detailed information in a futuristic and attractive way. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Kitchen Gadgets:** Developing gesture-interpreting timers and other cooking gadgets with advanced sensing and display technologies can disrupt the kitchen gadgets market and offer innovative solutions for home cooks and professional chefs. - **Smart Home Appliances:** Integrating gesture-recognition and infrared sensing technologies in smart home appliances can provide householders with a more intuitive and hygienic control and automation experience and enable the creation of new use cases and services. - **Restaurant Equipment:** Adopting No-Touch Timer and other innovative sensing and display technologies in restaurant equipment can improve kitchen staff efficiency and food safety and drive operational cost and energy savings. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Tape Measurable Time Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/setime-clock.md) - [Interactive Meat Thermometers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/midea-head-cook-cooking-probe.md) - [Deep Focus Desktop Displays](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tabletop-stopwatch.md) - [Clock-Inspired Focus Timers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/project-igor.md) - [Mechanical Candle-Inspired Timers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/candle-timer.md) - [Visualized Professional Time Trackers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tempo-time-tracker.md) - [Analog Control Nap Timers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nap-timer.md) - [Smartphone-Fuelled Stopwatch Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sink-concept.md) - [Gesture-Controlled Timer Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stretch-it.md)