Tag: PETS

Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder and world's youngest billionaire, just got a new puppy -- and OMG it's super-cute. It's even cute enough to have its own Facebook fan page, with almost 2,000 'Likes.' We bet your dog isn't that cute. To be fair, your dog is probably not a 2-month-old ball of fluff named Beast. Of course, Zuck wasted no time violating the poor puppy's privacy, posting photos ...

A sign that you might be losing your mind: You've created a Facebook profile for your cat. Don't get us wrong. We don't mind a little anthropomorphism every now and then. Hell, who doesn't get a hearty chuckle out of slapping a bow tie on a dog, and playing the Ginger Rogers to his Fred Astaire? But creating a Facebook profile for your dog? And writing in his non-existent voice? A little weird. ...

When Mattel's 'Puppy Tweets' opened up Twitter to the entire canine community, cat owners everywhere were outraged over what they saw as overt discrimination -- and with good reason. Why, pray tell, should a dog's inner thoughts be valued higher than a cat's? Would the animal kingdom really sit on its hands and allow Twitter to refuse service to an entire population, simply because of the size ...

Dog owners in Britain might soon have extra incentive to keep their canines on a short leash. According to an Associated Press report posted on Huffington Post, government officials want a microchip installed in every dog in the U.K. In addition, the owners of the dogs would be required to purchase insurance on the animals. The argument being that cheap microchips, costing between $15 and $52 ...

Roombas hold a special place in their owners' hearts. They're kind of cute, make maintaining a clean house effortless, and are infinitely hackable. But a new study from Georgia Tech's College of Computing indicates that some people may be forging bonds with their gadgets that are normally reserved for pets. [Edit. Note: It appears the Amazon reviews of the little bot confirms this. We've read ...

Like blasting loud music in your house? Well, that's fine for for your eardrums, but what about the pets that live with you? Like babies, their ears are a little more sensitive to noise. But don't worry. There's a way for you to listen to your favorite jams without making Fido or Socks uncomfortable. It'll cost a chunk of change ($250, to be exact), but My Pet Speaker produces limited, ...

Share Negligent dog owners, take note: you can now ignore your best friend's pleas for attention guilt-free, thanks to a new device that keeps tabs on your dog's most critical needs. Dog-e-Minder, the latest electronic bauble to add to your dog's collar, is a battery-powered gadget that keeps track of the last time old Fido ate, walked, or took the Paxil he'll undoubtedly need after the ...

'Puppy Tweets,' according to CNN, is a new device from Mattel that dog owners can attach to their pup's collar, and use to follow Rover's every move... on Twitter. The plastic tag, which comes equipped with a sound and motion sensor, also comes with pre-recorded tweets. Depending on your dog's movements and behavior, it'll post one of the tweets to your dog's Twitter account (unless you're the ...

Cats, like small children and Chinese contortionists, somehow find a way to get in the darndest of places. So how can a cat lover possibly hope to keep their kitties close to home? One man from Long Island has a solution. After realizing that his cat, KooKoo, had a worrisome tendency to disappear for days on end, Mark Spezio decided to take matters into his own hands, and outfitted his furry ...

There's delayed gratification. And then there's delayed gratification. The former can be good. The latter? Excruciating. Just ask the unfortunate canines who are tormented by the newest doggie tech-toy. The Autofetch Motion Pet Ball is a robo-ball that uses an internal auto-motion gyroscope to jump around. The point? You don't have to risk tearing a rotator cuff by throwing a tennis ball to ...

We stumbled on this mind-boggling 'Star Trek' dog costume earlier today on The Daily What, and just had to share. In the tradition of our friends over at Engadget, we gathered captions from team Switched. Josh F: "I swear to God if you laugh even a little I will totally bite your #@&*@ ankle." Chad: "Dog's [sic] die in space" Leila: "Deep Space K-9: The Trouble with Kibbles" Warren: "Where ...

Here in the States, we've got our fair share of pet-related social networking sites (DoggySpace, Fuzzspace, and countless others). So far, these seem to be good enough for us. In India, however, netgoers apparently can't get enough of social networks and online dating for dogs, according to Reuters. DogMateOnline.com, which launched back in 2008, faces competition from sites like the ...

Japanese toy manufacturers are known for developing awesomely bizarre and outlandish creations. One such company, Takara Tomy, recently unveiled its updated BowLingual Voice gadget, which supposedly translates exactly what your barking pet pooch is trying to communicate. According to Ubergizmo, Takara Tomy asserts that the device, which is worn like a collar, can accurately translate barks into ...

Ever wonder what the world would look like through the eyes of a dog? Probably full of doggie rear-ends, water bowls, and human legs, we would speculate. But pet-lovers need guess no more; curious owners can now find out for sure with the help of the Pet's Eye View Camera. Boing Boing Gadgets tested out the tiny round camera, which snaps onto the collar. The $39.99 petcam can be set to take 640 ...

The most powerful weapon to have recently emerged against the high-tech, big-money industry of DVD piracy comes in an unlikely package: knee-high, four-legged, and covered with black hair. Wednesday, according to the AFP, the worldwide arm of the Motion Picture Association of America (called, simply, the Motion Picture Association) announced that 35,000 pirated discs had recently been located in ...