Dog Collar alert

Howdy again,
Thought I would post some stuff on dog collars. There are two articles posted.
Here is the video
Patrick

Dog Bio-Security Systems: collars that text you alerts


You know we love Aibo, but we can appreciate some of the finer points of having a flesh and blood dog, and it isn’t just taking it on long poopwalks and having intimate meetings with every fire hydrant and street sign on the block. No, we’re talking about the level of home protection only a Shih Tsu can provide. So if you’ve already gotten your dog the Dog-e-Tag, SNIF, or The Fido, you might also consider Bio Sense Technologies’ new DBS (Dog Bio-Security System) collar, which supposedly detects the anxiety and urgency of barks, and translates and communicates to a base system which sends SMS alert messages. The video is a little janky and doesn’t exactly leave us convinced, but what’s the worst that could happen? You don’t get a text message you wouldn’t have gotten anyway?

Dog collars to detect prisoner escapes
Here's another gizmo that analyzes dog barks and senses the dog’s emotional state.

An an Israeli-based startup called Bio Sense Technologies is giving the venerable guard dog an upgrade with an electronic collar that can monitor a dog for signs of anxiety such as raised fur or a racing heartbeat, which dogs often exhibit before they bark.

The collar can also interpret different types of dog barks, and can distinguish barks signaling a threat from other types. When the collar registers such activity, it sends a signal back to a home base, which can distribute alerts via e-mail or cell phone.

In tests in an Israeli prison, dogs equipped with the Bio-Sense collars detected 93% of simulated prisoner escape attempts, compared with 30 to 40% otherwise.

An MPEG video showing the system in action is available here.