Gizmodo: kittens

The Antivirus Kitten

John Herrman — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:50:55 EST

Just imagine about how much faster your computer would run, and how much less blood you'd have to clean off of your doormat! Cats are terrible beasts. [YouTube—Thanks, Tim!]

Whac-A-Kitty Is a Case of Cruel and Unusual Cuteness

Mark Wilson — Thu, 21 May 2009 15:19:00 EDT

In the war between Man and Machine, kittens are a toss up of allegiance.

On one hand, kittens are organic lifeforms, presumably loyal to other organic lifeforms. On the other, kittens grow into cats. And for thousands of years, cats have refused to follow the human code.

What I postulate is a future in which there is a sort of war trifecta. It will be Man vs. Machine vs. Kittens. And with the feline world showing up as an insane wild card, anything can happen...though in the immortal words of John Connor, the outcome is most likely that, "We are dead!! We are all dead!! Because of kittens!!!" [Cute Overload]

Machines Behaving Deadly: A week exploring the sometimes difficult relationship between man and technology.

Roombas Are Fun For Cats of All Ages

Elaine Chow — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 05:00:00 EST

Sorry Roomba Cat, but you've been out-adorabled by this litter of kittens. Who knew they'd learn what robotic vaccuums ought to be used for at such a young age? [Cute Overload]

Automatic Cat Faucet is One DIY Hack That Felines Will Love

Elaine Chow — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:30:00 EDT

Luckily, my cat was always too dumb to make the connection between the faucet and fresh water, so she's made do thus far with just sipping from her water dish. But I've heard that once kitties taste from the tap, they never want to go back. For running water addicted cats, MAKE contributor tsruzik has constructed a pretty ingenious automatic cat faucet using an IR sensor and some tubing.

The hack requires a little plumbing know how and some circuitry work, which makes it slightly harder than your normal DIY project. To help you and your pets out, Tsruzik has put together some kits for order. Prices range from $10 to $125.

The end product works a lot like those sinks that automatically turn on when you waive your hands under them—except instead of detecting hands, it detects cats. Tsruzik has even thrown in an optional “people detector” so that the faucet won't run every time a person walks by. Check out the video to see some cute kittie drinking action:
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