Having trouble understanding what your dog is telling you? Not to worry. A new device called the Bowlingual has just been introduced.
Strap the gadget onto the dog like a collar. When the dog makes a sound, the Bowlingual analyses the dog’s emotions with a special algorithm and then displays it through an audio and LCD display.
This is a joint effort between an acoustics research laboratory and a veterinarian who were hopefully not drinking heavily at the time.
You should know though that it only translates into Japanese so far because that’s where it was invented. The giant Japanese company, Tomy, unveiled it the annual Tokyo Toy Show. It will be on the market August 1 and will cost $240.
I’m speechless.
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If something like this really work. I've often wondered what my poodle is trying to tell me. Other times I think I don't want to know what they are saying.
Posted by: Lynne | July 19, 2009 at 12:15 PM
Like the Gary Larson cartoon, you are going to be really upset when you find that all they are really saying is, "Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!"
Posted by: Paul Mitchell | July 19, 2009 at 12:32 PM
Yeah, right. If you believe this, I have some prime real estate I will sell you in the Florida Everglades ;-)
Posted by: cube | July 19, 2009 at 03:10 PM
"Dog.:food, food, pet me, go for a walk..food food, pet me."
duh!
Posted by: jackie | July 19, 2009 at 03:21 PM
Rut roh!
She'll find out what I really think of her!
Hugz&Khysses,
Khyra
Posted by: Khyra | July 19, 2009 at 04:37 PM
Translated from the Japanese:
"HEY! Get this stupid box thing off my collar!"
Posted by: pam | July 19, 2009 at 04:44 PM
yeah, right.
i agree with Gary Larson. this is what dogs say: "hey! hey! hey!hey! hey! hey!hey! hey! hey!hey! hey! hey!hey! hey! hey!hey! hey! hey!"
Posted by: the 4 Bs | July 19, 2009 at 05:31 PM
Maybe morgan can finally tell me what happened to my other tennis shoe.
Posted by: Sling | July 19, 2009 at 09:29 PM
I never seem to have much trouble figuring out what my dogs want. The only thing they really need to tell me is when they need to go outside, and that simply involves going to the back door and whining.
Posted by: Steve Bartlett | July 19, 2009 at 10:38 PM
We're speechless here as well!!
Posted by: Clive | July 20, 2009 at 03:44 AM
I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don't know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.
Betty
http://smallpet.info
Posted by: Betty | July 20, 2009 at 04:45 AM
Yeah, and I've got some really nice waterfront property on the southwestern coast of Florida for sale ;-) (the Everglades for those not in the know)
Posted by: cube | July 20, 2009 at 02:47 PM
No need for that here. I know what the poodles are saying; it is either "Gimme food", "Can we go outside NOW" and "I don't care if my sitting on your foot hurts, I want a back and topknot massage immediately".
Posted by: martina | July 20, 2009 at 05:11 PM
If Daisy had one of those it would only say things like "What? Shiny! What?" and "Squirrel!!!!!!!"
Posted by: bunny | July 21, 2009 at 09:58 PM