This new collar will let your cat tweet you

Posted by Shawn Norris on June 3rd, 2010 at 1:15 pm

Sony has developed a new collar that is equipped with GPS and a miniature camera, which can be programmed to tweet you updates on your cat throughout the day. Looks like Mittens just got his own Twitter account

This seems like a pretty boring idea. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a cat do anything other than walk, eat and sleep.

Using the data collected by the acceleration sensor, etc, the device deduces the activities of a cat such as walking, sleeping and eating.

OK, well there you go. It was only a matter of time before the feline population of this world decided it would finally tire of lazily lounging around in the ray of sun coming through the window and get off its lazy butt and tweet. But do you really want Twitter updates on what your cat is up to? I mean is your cat really causing enough trouble while you’re at work that you need constant updates on what it’s doing?

“I’m going through your bank statements”

“Keying the neighbor’s Buick Skylark”

“Vomiting in your favorite running shoes”

“I’m driving to the store to pick up more Fancy Feast”

Damn it, he doesn’t have car insurance! OK, if your cat has a penchant for misdemeanors like mine does, than this thing may just end up paying for itself. Otherwise, lifelogging seems like a fairly boring endeavor for most cats.

Sony Makes Cats Tweet With Wearable Lifelogging Device [Tech-On]

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Shawn Norris Shawn Norris used to write things for National Lampoon and the now-defunct Blue Monkey Disco Party as "Douche Larue." Now he spends most of his time writing jokes, scripts, and trying to find a literary agent that will return his calls. Even though he wasn’t born yet, he often takes credit for faking the moon landing. Also, he’s allergic to tequila -- it makes him breakout in felonies.