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WowWee returns to robots with a dog named ‘Dog-E’

It would be a massive understatement to suggest that robot toys are a mixed bag. They largely get the looks right, but brains are another thing altogether. Look at the time and money that went into bu

SoftBank-backed Embark Veterinary valued at $700M after $75M Series B

Now that you have that COVID dog, Embark Veterinary wants to help him or her be in your life for a long time by offering DNA testing with the goal of increasing their lifespan.

Tractive raises $35M as it expands GPS pet tracking to the US

Another sizable raise for a pet (cats and dogs) tracking company this morning. Austria-based Tractive has announced a $35 million Series A, led by Guidepost Growth Equity. The round is the company’s

Zocdoc founder returns with Shadow, an app that finds lost dogs

Every year, around 10 million pets go missing in the U.S., and millions of those end up in shelters where they aren’t always reunited with their owners, due to their lack of identification or a

Furbo unveils treat-tossing dog camera with smart alerts, like when your dog is pacing

Furbo, the dog camera that lets you communicate with your pet and also tosses treats to your dog when you’re away, has launched a new version that provides alerts to help you keep tabs on your p

Crunch Report | Doppler Labs Shuts Down

Doppler Labs shuts down, Sony releases V2 of the robot dog Aibo and Robinhood now has a web version. All this on Crunch Report.

DogParker is now available to protect your pooch

Dog theft is a national scourge. Dogs are disappearing everywhere and there is no end to in sight to the epidemic. While most dogs leave of their own accord – they are learning to loathe us &#82

Pebby makes long-distance pet relationships more fun

I’m convinced that if humans could find fun in simple games as easily as pets, our world would be a healthier place. Watching footage of dogs playing with Hansen Goh’s Pebby pet toy, launched toda

Researchers simulate a dog nose to help smell bombs, cancer, pizza

Like most of us, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology had always wondered why dogs had wet noses. Further, they wondered why they could sense vapors better, allowing them

DogVacay inches toward profitability with pet-sitting business

Known as an “Airbnb for dogs,” Santa Monica-based DogVacay has spent almost five years building a robust dog-sitting business. Betting that owners were looking for better solutions for boarding th

Petnet raises $10M to help people treat their pets with more personalized care

How much food should you feed your dog? Pet owners everywhere have asked this question at one time or another – and probably multiple times during the course of their dog or cat’s life. That&#

Help TurboRoo & His 3D-Printed Pawsthetics Project

Some of us, four-legged friends included, hit some bad luck once in a while. Some have it harder than others. A good friend of mine, TurboRoo, has an interesting story to share and a new campaign to h

This Smart Harness Tells Owners How Their Guide Dogs Are Feeling

Researchers at North Carolina State University have created a device that notifies users if their guide dogs are distressed or sick. Because dogs usually express illness or stress through their breath

GoPro Fetch Review: You Will Envy Your Dog’s Work/Life Balance

For you today, we have a video a little over six minutes long of a dog experiencing a happiness more pure than you or I will ever know. Please enjoy. Seriously, though, this footage caught using the n

Fetch Gives Your Dog A Comfortable Way To Lifelog With A GoPro

People are already strapping GoPro action cameras to animals of all furs and feathers using various means, but a new mount called the Fetch from GoPro itself is designed to given them a comfortable, c

Bowlingual: iPhone app translates what your dog barks, posts it to Twitter

<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/bowlingual.png" /> Do you remember the Bowlingual, the portable dog language translator that was <a href="http://www.crunchgear.com/2009

Choken Bako: Cute Japanese piggy bank

<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/choken_bako.jpg" /> Japan sure has a thing for weird piggy banks, as we blogged <a href="http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/06/18/protect-yo

"Bowlingual": Portable dog language translator (video)

<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/bowlingual-620x434.jpg" /> Japanese toymaker Takara Tomy claims it has developed a device that can translate what a dog "says" into huma

30cm: The world's biggest cell phone strap is a cute husky

<img src="http://www.mobilecrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/strap_world_biggest-630x419.jpg" /> Japanese telecommunications giant SoftBank is currently running a <a href="http://mb.softbank.jp/m

Puppy-shaped speakers prove not all USB dogs have to hump or crunch to be cute

<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/usb_puppy_1.jpg" /> Humping or <a href="http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/06/24/tokyo-toy-show-coverage-part-3-final-the-coolest-electronic
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