Gizmodo: puppies

The 5 Bestest of the New York Times' Best Ideas of the Year

matt buchanan — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:59:19 EST

The New York Times' Year in Ideas is one of my favorite end-of-the-year lists because it's smart. I mean, they're the best ideas of the year. Here are the 5 bestest ideas of the year. Like getting liquefied when you die.

There's a ton more ideas—not just tech ones—at the full spread. Read it, it'll make you more intelligent, though you'll feel a lot dumber on a personal level. [NYT]

Puppy Monorail Makes Me Fear for Mankind's Future

Adrian Covert — Sun, 31 May 2009 22:15:00 EDT

Of all the ridiculous things one can see at the Maker Faire, the Puppy Mover Monorail might take the cake.

The scary thing about the Puppy Monorail is that it has managed to evolve over the years. The project started out as a modest 3 car train, but now has expanded to a WHOPPING five cars (FIVE!!!). Still, until I see some real puppies moving 10 feet down that squiggly track, I'm not sold. Also, one of the train cars should really be a milk bowl. [Puppy Mover Monorail]

Bow Cam iPhone App: Barks to Get Pup Attention for the Photo

Brian Lam — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 13:59:02 EST

You say "Cheese!" and dogs say "whatsthatsquirreldogtoyhuh?", "firehydrant!", "wanttoplaywanttoplaywanttoplay!", looking everywhere but the camera. This app's 15 barking noises fix that.

Some of them likely say, in barkenese, "Ifoundfood or Iwanttohavesex", so your pup can't help but look at you quizzically as you click the shutter. And eventually resent you for the continuous deception. [iTunes via Tokyomango]

Dog Made Adorably Bionic With Model Airplane Wheels

Adam Frucci — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:40:00 EDT

This tiny puppy, named Hope, was born without front legs. You know what that means: it was time to create a robopuppy. Orthotist David Turnbill created a custom support for Hope using a couple of model airplane wheels, and each one of the "legs" can move up and down independently, allowing Hope to pivot and turn. If you were to say this is the most adorable thing ever, you might just be right. Hit the jump for a video of Hope getting fitted for her superlegs.

[DailyMail via Best Week Ever via Jezebel]

Automatic Dog Washer Looks Like Waterboarding for Pets

Matt Buchanan — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 02:45:41 EST

I don't understand a word of the video because I don't understand the language of surrender, but I don't need to in order to see that the dogs trapped inside of this $30,000 contraption for the four minutes of washing and drying aren't exactly experiencing jouissance. They're dogs, not designer jeans, people. And the guy that climbed inside to show it's safe is probably a plant who loves pain. [Key TV via Spluch]

RIAA Sues 10-year-old Girl with a Disabled Mom; Puppy Next

Adam Frucci — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 13:40:00 EDT

The RIAA, a company that apparently thrives on getting bad press, is suing a 10-year-old girl for alleged copyright infringement made when she was 7. Oh, and did we mention that her mom's only income comes from Social Security disability assistance? Because it does.

Tune in next week, when the RIAA is expected to demand that this adorable puppy be put to sleep for accidentally stepping on the keys of this laptop when excited, initiating the download of a Carrie Underwood song. –Adam Frucci

Recording Industry vs. The People [via Boing Boing]

Sub-$500 Laptop

gizmodocontributor — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 15:45:37 EDT

Do you love the Earth? You'd better, or she's gonna kick your ass. To save yourself a Gaia ass-kicking, consider the Everex StepNote NC1500, a laptop with a 15.4-inch screen and a 1.5-Ghz VIA C7-M processor. This, Everex claims, makes it the world's most energy efficient notebook. While it's not going to win any speed contests, it's pretty efficient on the bank account at $498.The cute puppy is an optional extra: consult you're local humane society for prices. – Richard Baguley

Everex NC1500 [Everex]
Everex StepNote NC 1500: $500 Green Laptop [CrunchGear]

Puppies Taking Advantage of Mass Transit

Charlie White — Mon, 13 Feb 2006 16:31:17 EST

Get out of the way, everybody, here come the puppies! On a monorail! They even look like they're enjoying it, too. Built by their handy master, James Horecka, a couple of them are apparently wondering how easy it would be to jump off. What started out as a joke turned into a weekend project for Horecka, who built the small train "Hollywood style" as he called it, where there's not really a curcuit of track, just what you see here.

Looks to us like getting them to sit still in that little monorail for this photo op was probably as challenging as building it.

Monorail for Puppies [Boing Boing]

Monorail Modeling - Puppy Mover Monorail