Tag Archives: dog

Putin’s satellite-tracked dog not a harbinger for anything

Posted on October 17, 2008 by Joel Johnson

Oh, Russia. MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s black labrador dog, Koni, Friday was given a collar that will allow her master to track her movements by satellite. … “She looks sad,” Ivanov said. “Her free life is … Continue reading →

AMD creates doppelganger of Half-Life 2 robot to advertise Cinema 2.0

Posted on June 17, 2008 by John Brownlee

Announcing their new RV770 teraFLOPs graphic chip as the world’s “first-ever Cinema 2.0″ experience, AMD released a video demo of the iconic ATI mascot Ruby running down the streets of New York, chased by a giant robot that bears an … Continue reading →

Gaylord, the 1950′s canine automaton with “a bone of his own”

Posted on June 6, 2008 by John Brownlee

You think you get over things. You think you forget. But the first four seconds of this commercial for Gaylord — a terrifying canine automaton from the 1950′s (“He comes with a bone of his own,” the announcer informs us. … Continue reading →

The Pet’s Eye View Camera lets you experience your dog’s foulness in thrilling first person

Posted on April 22, 2008 by John Brownlee

The Pet’s Eye View Camera offers voyeuristic pet owners an affordable way to experience their dog’s many incredible adventures. Hanging around your dog’s collar, the Pet’s Eye automatically takes first-person photographs from your dog’s perspective every 1, 5 or 15 … Continue reading →