Amazon Hot New Pet Film Release -- Hachi: A Dog's Tale

Get your tissue box ready. Based on a true story from 1930's Japan, Hachi: A Dog's Tale, is a new film about pet love and loyalty. Part of this movie is viewed from the dog's perspective. It is directed by Academy Award-nominated director Lasse Hallström (2000, The Cider House Rules).

A college music professor Parker Wilson, played by Richard Gere, finds a young Akita puppy abandoned at the local train station. He has a strong sense of town and community and assumes the dog's owner will return to the train station to claim him in the morning. Parker takes the puppy home overnight, but when no one comes to get the dog, Parker convinces his reluctant wife, Cate (Joan Allen), to adopt the pup into their family. He names the puppy Hachiko--Hachi, for short--because of the Japanese symbol for good luck that's hanging from his collar.

In DVD and Blu-ray

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Pet Acoustics Relaxation App for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad

Does your pet get nervous due to separation anxiety, thunderstorm fears, car travel, veterinary visits? Or maybe you have a new puppy or kitten who needs some comforting.

As we all know, music for humans can change the mood and feel of an environment, so you can put this to work for you.

Pet Acoustics music has been specifically designed for the hearing sensitivities of your pet, in frequency, volume and rhythm, to calm and soothe your pet anytime, anywhere. The app is available at Apple iTunes.com

For your home, the Pet Acoustics sound system, My Pet Speaker, will transform your music library into pet-friendly tunes that soothe and relax dogs, cats, horses, as well as the people they love.

The Speaker limits the frequencies and plays a soft bass, so your pets will not be startled or disturbed by the jarring volumes and piercing sounds that instinctively put them on alert.

Pet Speaker via Networking Audio Video

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Hi-Fido Dog-Shaped Ceramic Speaker from Matteo Cibic

For those who love all things dog, Matteo Cibic's cute Hi-Fido ceramic speaker is shaped like a dog, albeit one wearing a cone collar.

The Hi-Fido audio speaker will use the enhanced acoustic properties of ceramic to diffuse high quality sound with a bass reflex system. It will utilize a cable connector and is equipped with Apple AirPort as well.

Production is limited to 50 speakers, only 10 in the USA. Available April 2010, it's price is as yet undetermined.

Super cool find via ubergizmo / Gadget Lab

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Connect with Your Pet on Twitter with Puppy Tweets

The dog collar tag Puppy Tweets is available for pre-order on Amazon. As discussed in a recent SCP January post, the Tag comes with a corresponding USB receiver you connect to your computer. Create a Twitter account for your dog and then receive his or her updates all day on your computer or smartphone.

Puppy Tweets is pre-loaded with over 500 pre-recorded doggy tweets that are activated by what it senses your dog is actually doing. For instance, if your pet is relaxing, s/he may tweet "Somedays it feels like my paw is permanently on the snooze button!" Or if playing, perhaps you will see "YAHOOOOOOO! Somedays you just gotta get your bark on."

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SpotLight GPS Pet Locator iPhone App Now Available

A few months back, we featured the SpotLight GPS Pet Locator, through which you can receive real time escape alerts, turn-by-turn directions and 24/7 recovery support on the product website SpotLightGPS.com using your smart phone or personal computer, via text message from your cell phone, or at 1.888.DOG-LOC8.

Now an iPhone application is available for the SpotLight GPS Pet Locator, allowing you to access all the features of the Pet Tracking System without the need for a computer. The SpotLight GPS Pet Locator iPhone app tracks your pet using the SpotLight GPS Pet Locator system.

The SpotLight GPS Pet Locator mobile iPhone app is a free download at Apple iTunes.com

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Must-See Video: Cat vs Robot

If you ever have worried about robots taking over the planet, this should calm your fears a bit:

Super cool find via DVICE

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New! Cute Puppies Pictures Web App for iPhone and iPod Touch

Puppies always lift the spirits! This new Cute Puppies Pictures iPhone and iPod touch app is just the thing when you need a mood pick-up or are bored waiting in line or for an appointment.

Click on "Get New Picture" to see a new cute puppy displayed on-screen. App available at iTunes.com.

Puppy clip via

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PetSafe Pawz Away Instant Pet Barrier for Inside the Home

Is your dog getting into the trash, jumping on the furniture or the beds, eating off the kitchen counter and the dining room table, or hounding your baby?

Here at Super Cool Pets we generally shy away from products that deliver shock correction to pets, no matter how mild. But we concede there are times that pet owners truly need to keep their dog away from certain areas inside the home.

The PetSafe Pawz Away Instant Pet Barrier requires no training or installation and runs on batteries. The Zone covers an area between 2 and 12 feet in diameter.

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Is There a Cat on Your Desk?

Cat lovers, this post isn't so much about a pet product as protecting your beloved tech products from your kitty. If your cat likes to poke around your workspace, read this painful tale over at Consumerist from Tayler, a student whose cat threw up on his/her MacBook Pro--ouch!

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Flexi PC Pet ID Tag -- Easily Update and Store Your Pet's Info

The portable Flexi PC Pet ID Tag is a desktop storage device that plugs into your computer's USB port. Separate forms are stored on the PC Pet ID so you can customize the available information--meds, vet, kennel, photos--and update it at any time.

The PC Pet ID tag hangs from your pet's collar just like any other identification tag. It's waterproof and shock resistant, so the data should be safe while your pet can plays outside in the wet weather, swims, and takes bath.

Compatible with Windows 2000,ME, XP, Vista and Mac OS 9 and OS X.

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Mint Automatic Cleaner Dusts and Mops Your Floors Without You

Pets certainly make for dirty floors and a lot of hard work cleaning them. Soon you will be able to upgrade your Swiffer Sweeper and relax. The new Mint Floor Cleaner automatically dusts and mops hard-surface flooring using Swiffer Sweeper Cloths.

Mint will pick up the dust and dirt that collects along the edges of walls, with sensors to avoid area rugs and carpeting. Mint can also detect drop off hazards like stairs.

The Mint will be available in retail outfits this coming fall for under $250. Click for more detailed information.

via DVICE

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Woof Dachshund Speaker

If you are the type who likes to have a dog around all the time, listen to your music through this Woof Dachshund Speaker. The Dachshund will play songs, nod and randomly "woof" just like the real thing.

via Foolish Gadgets

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10 iPhone Apps for Dog Lovers from Mashable

Mashable has shared their take on the Top 10 iPhone Apps for Dog Lovers. Among them are:

• Off Leash-- locations and directions of dog parks where pets can run free
• Cesar Says -- soundbites from the famous Dog Whisperer pack leader, and a tap or shake of the phone will generate his trademark "tsst!"
• Dog First Aid -- advice for common emergencies until you can contact a vet
• Pet Services Finder -- search via zip codes for dog walkers, sitters, groomers, vets and pet-friendly hotels, plus reviews from other users
• Best of 101 Dog Tricks -- speaks for itself
• Fail Dogs -- follows the blog of the same name, must have sense of humor

Available at iTunes.com.

via Huff Post

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Automated Pet Hair and Dirt Removal -- Neato Robotic Vacuum Cleaner

The popular Roomba will soon have some competition. According to Priya Ganapati at Wired.com "despite a passionate community of users, Roomba has faced a few criticisms":

The gadget uses a randomized algorithm to clean a room, which has led to complaints that it doesn't always cover an area completely. Roomba has also suffered from a small bin that limits how much it can clean on a single battery charge. That also limits its ability to clean multiple rooms.

The new Neato Robotic Vacuum Cleaner is purportedly smarter than the Roomba. While the Roomba utilizes a zig zag pattern, the Neato cleans back-and-forth using mapping technology to determine the room's perimeter and locate walls and furniture up to 4 meters via a laser-guidance system, rather than through impact.

Dust-bin removal is out the back of the Roomba and from a relatively larger bin on the top of the Neato. Other Neato features are scheduling, detection of drop-offs and stairwells, and a low profile (less than four inches high) allowing it to clean under beds, sofas, and toe-kicks in the kitchen.

The Neato XV-11 all-floor vacuum system will be available for purchase in the U.S. this coming February 2010 priced at $399.

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