Bill Clinton once said that 20 years ago no one, but the most scientifically superior, knew about the internet... and now (as he put it): "...even my dog has a blog", so it's no shock that the high technological industry is looking to broaden computer usage to our dog friends.
In accordance to a current report in the Toronto Star, Snaptracs Inc., a division of the technological innovation giant Qualcomm, is entering the pet supplies industry by releasing a product known as Tagg which will allow you to use Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and cell phone technology to monitor your lost pet. Tagg is a collar-attached GPS which sends back to a base at home. Before installing the collar, owners will into the system an appropriate range for the pet. When the pet leaves the acceptable range, or "geofence" in Tagg parlance, an e-mail is sent to the owners' telephone.
Makers of the Tagg product additionally promote that it might be utilized on cats as well, provided they weigh 10 pounds, or more. In the United States, Tagg is provided to Verizon telecommunications clients. At presentt, no deal has been worked out with a Canadian telephone carrier to enable the system to operate north of the border, but it definitely won't be long before dog owners on both side of the border have access to this product.
Customers of the Tagg system can have to pay a monthly membership fee, on top of initiall outlay to buy the collar clip and base unit.
Snaptracs Inc. isn't the first to market a technological solution for lost pets. For years now, pet owners have had their vets install a microchip that will identify your pet, if discovered and taken to a veterinarian for scanning.While microchips are substantially less costly than the more superior Tagg, it suffers the drawback of being a "Tennessee Williams" approach- one that "...relies on the kindness of strangers"- in that you need to hope that someone turns in your lost pet.
Meanwhile, a different US manufacturer, GIBI Technologies desires to create a mobile social networking site for pets, allowing owners to connect over favorite spots, activities, and products.
How about if you wish to know whether your dog walker has performed his job today? Well, yet an additional United states producer believes they have the answer; Pet Check Technology has devised a system to keep tabs on walkers by having them scan a bar code on their cell telephones at the start and end of their walk.
A lot of pet owners may find this all to be quite interesting...just as long as their dogs don't end up with more friends on Facebook than they do! So check out an online pet store today to see if you can find any of these nifty pet gadgets.
In accordance to a current report in the Toronto Star, Snaptracs Inc., a division of the technological innovation giant Qualcomm, is entering the pet supplies industry by releasing a product known as Tagg which will allow you to use Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and cell phone technology to monitor your lost pet. Tagg is a collar-attached GPS which sends back to a base at home. Before installing the collar, owners will into the system an appropriate range for the pet. When the pet leaves the acceptable range, or "geofence" in Tagg parlance, an e-mail is sent to the owners' telephone.
Makers of the Tagg product additionally promote that it might be utilized on cats as well, provided they weigh 10 pounds, or more. In the United States, Tagg is provided to Verizon telecommunications clients. At presentt, no deal has been worked out with a Canadian telephone carrier to enable the system to operate north of the border, but it definitely won't be long before dog owners on both side of the border have access to this product.
Customers of the Tagg system can have to pay a monthly membership fee, on top of initiall outlay to buy the collar clip and base unit.
Snaptracs Inc. isn't the first to market a technological solution for lost pets. For years now, pet owners have had their vets install a microchip that will identify your pet, if discovered and taken to a veterinarian for scanning.While microchips are substantially less costly than the more superior Tagg, it suffers the drawback of being a "Tennessee Williams" approach- one that "...relies on the kindness of strangers"- in that you need to hope that someone turns in your lost pet.
Meanwhile, a different US manufacturer, GIBI Technologies desires to create a mobile social networking site for pets, allowing owners to connect over favorite spots, activities, and products.
How about if you wish to know whether your dog walker has performed his job today? Well, yet an additional United states producer believes they have the answer; Pet Check Technology has devised a system to keep tabs on walkers by having them scan a bar code on their cell telephones at the start and end of their walk.
A lot of pet owners may find this all to be quite interesting...just as long as their dogs don't end up with more friends on Facebook than they do! So check out an online pet store today to see if you can find any of these nifty pet gadgets.
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