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Pet collar texts you if things get, uh, hot under the collar

September 8, 2012 11:50pm
A useful high-tech treat for your pet may be coming soon: a collar that sends you a text when dog or cat gets too hot.
 
The Internet-connected potential life-saver is a project of Rethink Toronto on behalf of the Toronto Humane Society, tech site Mashable reported.
 
Mashable said the collar seeks to prevent scenarios where pets die after being left inside a hot parked car.
 
It said the collar uses a coded chip, a SIM card and a thermistor to send a text when the temperature eclipses 26 degrees Celsius around the dog.
 
Rethink was quoted as telling the Toronto Star the “Dog Caller” should be available next year for around $20. — TJD, GMA News



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