We smell a trend: the PetsCell cellphone for dogs

Especially handy since you'll finally be able to call up your dog and let them know you're going to be a few minutes late meeting them for sushi at Masa, PetsMobility have a new cellphone for animals out called the PetsCell that you attach to one of their paws and that automatically answers when you call them up (because obviously the idea of a dog being able to answer a phone themselves is crazy). They do offer an optional GPS module in case you want to track your dog's whereabouts, but if you trust them enough to give them a cellphone, wouldn't you want to respect their privacy, too? (Bet you thought we were joking about this whole thing about gadget manufacturers going after the animal market—as far as we're concerned, two stories about this in one day officially constitutes an incontrovertible trend.)

[Chris @ Dec 19th 2005 12:04AM]

I think an "Oh Puhlease" is in order here.

[Tom Lawton @ Dec 19th 2005 12:04AM]

You know what, I really like the canine-friendly styling of this dogtronic gizmo (and the Tomy one too)- they have a certain zen like quality, with a simplicity that suggests that 'if my dog can operate it, then probably so too can my 85 year old granny and my two year old nephew'. But, having discussed this with my dog, he'd rather the product be bone shaped with an edible centre.

[Doglover @ Dec 19th 2005 12:04AM]

I love my dogs and gadgets but there is such a thing as going beyond reason! But Hey, if they attach a cam to it so when my dog starts chewing my couch or my walls I could yell at him to stop! Now that would be cool and useful!

[Drew @ Dec 19th 2005 12:04AM]

Did you have a particular Masa in mind? In Southern California perhaps?