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Tomy Dacky Healing Partner Dog

Looking for a canine companion, but don’t have the patience for all the shedding and pooping? If you’re willing to learn a little Japanese, these electronic furry friends might fill the bill.

The Tomy Dacky Healing Partner Dog has six internal sensors which can react to human touch and praise…

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June 2nd, 2007 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

roameo: like lojack for dogs

filed under: gadgets

RoamEO GPS for Dogs

We’d all like to think that Rover would know how to find his way home if he got lost, but this nifty bit of high-tech gear could help to stack the odds in your pups favor.
The RoamEO system is a sophisticated GPS tracking system for your dog. The device lets you keep track of your pets in up to a 1-mile radius and can display their exact location on a portable tracking device…

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May 20th, 2007 5 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

size-controlling dog gene identified: could this mean permanent puppies?

filed under: future tech | strange and wonderful

Doctor Evil and Puppies

A group of scientists working with the National Human Genome Research Institute claim to have identified the specific gene that controls the size of dogs.

Without getting into all of the scientific details (I flunked biology,) the researchers screened a group of almost 500 Portuguese water dogs (a breed with lots of size variance,) and sequenced their DNA to identify the differences…

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April 6th, 2007 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

mad dog speakers for your pc

filed under: gadgets | just plain fun

USB Mad Dog Speakers

These whimsical Mad Dog Speakers are perfect for any canine lover. The pair of black and white dogs plug into your USB port and let you kick out tunes from your PC or any other audio device with a stereo mini plug.

Don’t expect to crank your music up to 11 on these though. Since they only output 2-watts per channel, I wouldn’t expect too much in the volume department…

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April 1st, 2007 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

a cell phone for your dog?

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PetsCELL GPS Tracking for Dogs

Mobile phones have become more and more accessible over the years, and now your canine family members don’t need to feel left out.

The PetsCELL phone is a special waterproof cell phone that provides GPS tracking of your pet’s whereabouts, but also integrates voice calling features. Now why, you may ask, would your dog need to make a phone call?..

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February 21st, 2007 3 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

these woofers are for the dogs

filed under: audio | design | home entertainment

Woofer Speakers

Looking for speakers that really make a statement?
Dutch designers Sander Mulder, Dave Keune from Buro Vormkrijgers have created these surreal speakers that are so wrong, they’re right. I’ll just let the picture do the talking (or woofing)…

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October 5th, 2006 18 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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