The Infinity Aquarium provides an eye-soothing experience for your fish and yourself with its visually appealing aquarium that’s also a materpiece work of an art in itself.

May we suggest you get one?  Just don’t try to fit large fish like Sharks.

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Although the dog tracking GPS system from Garmin looks to be unnecessary for tracking dogs, (maybe its main purpose is for hunting dogs) I can recall countless times when I lost my dog in my neighborhood, only to find him 20 minutes, happy after his little lone-trip.

Now, this dog tracking system can be great if you tend to lose your dog a lot.

The Astro GPS Dog Tracking System requires very little configuration straight out of the box, and is extremely simple to use.  Once the transmitter and receiver acquire a GPS signal, the receiver automatically lets users know the location of their dog.  Unlike old radio telemetry collars, the Astro features a dog page that shows the precise direction and distance to a dog – even indicating if it is running, on point, or treeing quarry – and does it all without the annoyance of beeper collars.  Unlike cellular tracking systems, there are no subscriptions or setup fees required to use the device.

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Wow, this is kinda nifty robot.  It’s an RC controlled tortoise(or turtle) that does absolutely nothing but go really slow.

R/C Tortoise is a very simple r/c tortoise “bot” with direct control, using a 4 channel radio system.
It uses 4 sub micro servos, and each axis of the transmitter stick controls a servo.

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Here’s a cool lookin’ amphibious snake robot that can swim in the water.  It looks scary the potentials of what (harmful stuff) this robot can possibly do.

ACM-R5 is equipped with paddles and passive wheels around the body. To generate propulsive force by undulation, the robot need a resistance property as it glides freely in tangential direction but cannot in normal direction. Due to the paddles and passive wheels, ACM-R5 obtains that character both in water and on ground.

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Love Dachshund?  Here’s a set of Dachshund salt and pepper shakers to show your passion for your doggies.

Our dachshund shakers bring delight to the dinner table with their unique, elongated design. The dachshund parts pull off for easy filling. Salt and pepper dispense from the “tail” ends. Rubber and stainless steel. 4″ long.

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Looking for that perfect bird bath water fountain you don’t have to power or maintain?

Here’s the solar powered bird bath that will help you just that.

No wiring or plumbing needed. The sun does all the work, transforming this eye-catching birdbath into a bubbling spout of water.

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Don’t drink out of the toilet!   This one’s okay though.

“Don’t drink out of the…” Oh well, in this case it’s OK. Our pet water bowl is a real conversation piece-guests will surely be amused when Fido quenches his thirst in the “commode”! It’s easy to use: Just place a filled, 2-liter plastic bottle (not included) into the “tank” and watch as gravity forces fresh water into the “bowl.” Bowl fills as needed.

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Here’s a really cool diving knife that injects 850 PSI of compressed gas into your predators whether that’s a Tiger or a Shark, it will freeze them instantly.  Just don’t stick it in humans. (That’d be BBAAADD)

This weapon injects a frozen ball of compressed gas approximately the size of a basketball at 850psi nearly instantly. The effects of this injection will drop many of the world’s largest land predators. The effects of the compressed gas not only cause over-inflation during ascent when used underwater, but also freezes all tissues and organs surrounding the point of injection on land or at sea. When used underwater, the injected gas carries the predator to the surface BEFORE blood is released into the water. Thus giving the diver added protection by diverting other potential predators to the surface.

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We used to have lots of gophers on our lawn at my parents house.  I’d buy 10 of these and put them everywhere.  They work but you need a lot of them.  Basically, the Supersonic Mole and Gopher Control Repeller emits sounds that repel moles and gophers from digging your lawn, a lot better than putting than water hose down one of the gopher holes.

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Here’s a robot fish fromUniversity of Washington that might just change the way environmental scientists collect data from the sea.

Over the past five years Kristi Morgansen, a University of Washington assistant professor of aeronautics and astronautics, has built three Robofish that communicate with one another underwater. Recently at the International Federation of Automatic Control’s Workshop on Navigation, Guidance and Control of Underwater Vehicles she presented results showing that the robots had successfully completed their first major test. The robots were programmed to either all swim in one direction or all swim in different directions, basic tasks that can provide the building blocks for coordinated group movement.

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Lol, this is cool, I guess Cuttlefish is the only living organism that can learn inside the egg…

Before they have even hatched, cuttlefish embryos can peer out of their eggs and spot potential prey. It is the first time any animal has been shown to learn visual images before they are born.

Ludovic Dickel and his colleagues at the University of Caen Basse-Normandy, France, made the discovery by placing crabs alongside cuttlefish eggs in a series of laboratory tanks. Those embryos exposed to crabs preferred them as prey later in life, the scientists report in the journal Animal Behaviour.

The young embryos must be able to see through their translucent egg case, the scientists believe, and learn which animals are worth hunting even before they have hatched. “This is the first time there is evidence of visual learning by embryos,” said Dr Dickel.

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Cute robot dog, does he fetch bones too?

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I used to chase around mouse in my house, we eventually ended up with an ultrasonic pet repeller.

Here’s how to build your own laser motion sensor mouse trap as a fun alternative.

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Here’s an interesting experiment where a Bat Goggles are used to allow the user to experience bat’s auditory cues.

Please do not wear these in hazardous environments or in traffic! These goggles are for educational purposes only and meant for controlled environments since they are intended to block your peripheral vision and regular vision so you are more reliant on auditory cues.

I am not responsible for any injuries as a result of wearing these goggles! Thanks!

Since this is based on Arduino, you could easily add a Zigbee or blueSMIRF module to interfaces these with computers wirelessly. Future work might be adding a dial to adjust the sensitivity and adding a on/off switch.

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Check out this really cool “automatic ball throwing machine” for your dog. Set it on and your dog will play tirelessly while you can focus on working from home or doing your dishes.

We couldn’t find any sources other than this Tennis ball throwing machine patent and a simliar device called GoDogGo!. We think it’s basically a tennis ball throwing machine that can be used for your dog.

Even better, you could probably hack one up yourself if you were a good hacker.

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This looks as if it should be in some sort of sci fi film, which will account for the darkness and the size of the fish inside the telephone booth. I wonder how people have actually open the door of the phone booth, could get a bit messy!

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These flies look as if they are eating your hand away, but in fact are rings that slip over your finger and look very much like the real thing. There are loads of applications that this could be used for; they are especially good when you are serving up food!

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These cows are interactive too, so you could get yourself a whole herd of these guys on your desk and drive everyone mad.

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This will fit most cars with a back door, but will need to be plugged into the cigarette lighter as this is heated for the pooch to feel nice, warm and relaxed, which is probably unlike the rest of the family who are arguing and fighting up front.

Priced at around $190

Source [Born Rich]