The 2015 Consumer Electronics Show that took place all last week in Las Vegas provided a window into our tech future: From "Ultra" High Definition TV's with curved screens to cars that smoothly connect to your smartphone (did we mention that everything connects smoothly with your smartphone?) and maybe even drive themselves, all the new, shiny gadgets were on display.
But according to this article from our friends at Dog Fancy, cool products for dogs stole the show.
Take this fancy dog collar from Binatone that allows you to talk with your dog when you're not home via a voice command feature, live video streaming and GPS tracking.
Very nice doggie modeling the Binatone Collar. Photo courtesy of the L.A. Times YouTube
Or perhaps you'd be interested in this automatic dog feeder by PetNet that apparently goes beyond the traditional electronic pet feeder by syncing with your dog's specific dietary needs (and your smartphone, of course).
Photo courtesy of PetNet
Now, we're certainly in favor of new electronic gadgets in general, and well-designed products or toys in particular, that help enrich your pet or help you achieve a closer bond with your pet. But we question what we're really making easier here. Is it making it easier for your humans to spend less time with your pet, enabling you to track your pet's activities from afar? On occasion this might be fine, but the idea of regularly "monitoring" your pet without actually "being with" your pet strikes us as bizarre. Is it possible that if you don't have time to play, keep track of or even feed your pet in person that maybe, just maybe, you shouldn't have a pet?
What say you?
But according to this article from our friends at Dog Fancy, cool products for dogs stole the show.
Take this fancy dog collar from Binatone that allows you to talk with your dog when you're not home via a voice command feature, live video streaming and GPS tracking.
Very nice doggie modeling the Binatone Collar. Photo courtesy of the L.A. Times YouTube
Or perhaps you'd be interested in this automatic dog feeder by PetNet that apparently goes beyond the traditional electronic pet feeder by syncing with your dog's specific dietary needs (and your smartphone, of course).
Photo courtesy of PetNet
Now, we're certainly in favor of new electronic gadgets in general, and well-designed products or toys in particular, that help enrich your pet or help you achieve a closer bond with your pet. But we question what we're really making easier here. Is it making it easier for your humans to spend less time with your pet, enabling you to track your pet's activities from afar? On occasion this might be fine, but the idea of regularly "monitoring" your pet without actually "being with" your pet strikes us as bizarre. Is it possible that if you don't have time to play, keep track of or even feed your pet in person that maybe, just maybe, you shouldn't have a pet?
What say you?
