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TO GO WITH AFP STORY US-LIFESTYLE-IT-INTERNET-ANIMAL-DOG BY GLENN CHAPMAN
Whistle co-founder Ben Jacobs with his dog on on May 24, 2013 in a San Francisco, California dog park where he showed off a wearable computing device to track whether canines are staying healthy. The wearable computing craze went to the dogs on Wednesday with startup Whistle introducing a smart pendant that tracks activity levels and sleep patterns in canines. "Whistle was inspired by my love of dogs," co-founder and chief executive Ben Jacobs told AFP as his pooch, Duke, darted about a dog park near the company's office in San Francisco. "We're introducing a window into their lives; creating a way for owners and veterinarians to take a preventative approach to our pets' health." Whistle devices attached to dog collars or harnesses use movement-sensing accelerometers to track activity and even how well a pet is sleeping, then relay the information wirelessly to smartphones or Wi-Fi hotspots. An online database built in collaboration with researchers and veterinarian groups allows individual dog activity patterns to be scrutinized for hints that something may be amiss. AFP PHOTO/GLENN CHAPMAN
AFP PHOTO/GLENN CHAPMANN
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San Francisco, California, UNITED STATES |
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AFP / Mediafax Foto |
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GLENN CHAPMAN |
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5 Iunie 2013 |
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