For one week, I became a helicopter cat parent. I had just placed a Petcube, a palm-sized cube that contains a camera,…
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Quantified canine startup Whistle starts building a dog-centered social network
Whistle started out selling a dog collar tag that monitored your pets activity, but it's trying to evolve its platform into more than just a means of measuring walks.…
Read MorePetnet raises $1.1M to build an internet-connected feeder for cats and dogs
Petnet wants to imbue innocuous pet accessories with intelligence, starting with the food dish.…
Read MoreDogVacay raises $15M to build its Airbnb for pooches
With a total of $22 million DogVacay has plenty of funds to continue its expansion into the lucrative pet boarding industry. Lately the company has focusing on mobile, launching an iPhone app.…
Read MoreThe quantified pup: Whistle wants to create the world’s largest database on dog behavior
Startup Whistle has designed an activity tracker that clips on to your dog's collar, but its core offering is a cloud-based analytics service designed to quantify your pet's health.…
Read MoreForget the quantified self, we’re entering the age of the quantified pet
We're connecting cars, homes and ourselves. Why not our pets? A lot of options are emerging to quantify and manage the activities of our furry friends, but there are still obstacles to creating a true internet of pets.…
Read MoreAmazon launches pet e-commerce site Wag.com
The team behind Diapers.com has made a new e-commerce site aimed at the other baby in the American household: the family pet. Quidsi, which is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Amazon.com, is announcing Wednesday the launch of Wag.com, an e-commerce site selling pet-related products.…
Read MoreEfficient Web Working for the Pet Owner
Working from home allows me to be a more involved pet owner, since I get to be around my pets all day. …
Read MoreRedLasso: No Ceasing and Desisting for Us, Thanks
RedLasso, the television clipping service, today responded to cease-and-desist letters sent by NBC, CBS and FOX last week, saying it would “continue…
Read MoreBattery life in XP: 4 hours. Same battery in Vista: 3.5 hours.
The topic du jour appears to be Vista’s impact on battery live and just so folks don’t feel the issue is constrained…
Read MoreDogster Gets Big Eyes
Dogster, the social network for dog owners, has raised $1 million in funding from a strong list of angel investors: Michael Parekh,…
Read MoreGreene County, North Carolina gets fixed wireless broadband
Thanks to Wavelength, which is selling a $34.95 a month package, with speeds of upto 1.5 megabits per second. The real reason…
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