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This Pair Of Disembodied Legs Is A Pet Bed

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4:00PM September 9, 2011 | Alex Kidman

You can buy all sorts of cool toys for your pets, but what are they meant to do when you’re out of the house and they just want a lap to curl up on? More »

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Sleepy Kitten Causes Kitchen Fire By Napping On Toaster Oven

2:40PM November 10, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

The theory that technology and pets aren’t the best mix is supported by a recent incident in Port Townsend, Washington. In that town, a sleepy kitten caused a kitchen fire by napping on top of a toaster oven. More »

Software

PetRescuers iPhone App Helps Reunite Lost Pets With Their Owners

3:00PM August 25, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

The PetRescuers iPhone app sounds pretty basic—It’s got a way to enter information about lost pets and a search to identify a pet you may have found—but it has the wonderful potential to reunite many pets and owners. More »

Techno Music Will Keep Your Mobile Phone Safe From Parrots

3:00PM May 20, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

newVideoPlayer( {"type":"video","player":"http://www.youtube.com/v/8yonw_XWGKg&hl=en&fs=1&fmt=22","customParams":[] ,"width":500,"height":412,"ratio":0.824,"flashData":"","embedName":null,"objectId":null,"noEmbed":false,"source":"youtube"} ); At first glance you’d think that someone taught a parrot how to dance, but in reality the devious bird just paused in the middle of attempting to steal that mobile phone in order to get freaky to the techno beat. More »

Computing

What Is This?

3:31PM July 18, 2009 | Brian Lam

Q: What classic computer and Apple II competitor opened its steel case up like a car hood? And was named after a domestic rock toy popular at the time? More »