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This Treat Camera Gave My Cat Trust Issues. My cat, Artemis, is a bustling career woman. She has many jobs that she juggles between stealing my hair ties and spilling her kibble; in addition to serving as the Mayor of Fluffingsville, she runs a network of freelancers as Editor- in- Chief of Catmodo. Since both of us are busy most of the day at our respective places of work, we forget to check in on each other. Thankfully, Petcube’s newest gadget, Petcube Bites, lets humans check in on their furry companions when they’re apart. It also lets us fling treats at them on command which is both heartwarming and mildly horrifying. What is it? A super smart pet camera that doubles as a treat dispenser.
No Like. It traumatized my cat. The Petcube Bites looks like a shrunken down, shinier version of the monolith from 2. A Space Odyssey, the main difference being that the aforementioned totem did not hold up to two pounds of treats.
You’ll have to load up the device with your pet’s favorite snacks in order for the magic to happen—Petcube recommends treats about an inch big. Since Artemis is but a wee kitty, her treats were a little smaller than the recommended size, which proved to be (mostly) okay. There was also an unusual aspect to the setup, wherein the Petcube mysteriously didn’t work for three days.
One day it randomly started working—but I attribute that to my shitty Wi- Fi more than to the Petcube. If you too have crummy Wi- Fi maybe invest in a new router before investing in a treat dispensing pet camera. After downloading the Petcube app, you can link your phone up to the monolith, accessing the device’s camera.
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There was also an unusual aspect to the setup, wherein the Petcube mysteriously didn’t work for three days. One day it randomly started working—but I attribute that to my shitty Wi-Fi more than to the Petcube. If you too. Gmail is email that's intuitive, efficient, and useful. 15 GB of storage, less spam, and mobile access. Kingdoms and Castles isn’t the most challenging or complex city-building game I’ve ever seen, but it is one of the best to just pick up and start playing.
The Petcube senses motion in front of it, which lets you see what your animal’s up to but also takes weird videos of your feet if you step in front of it. Seeing your cat or doggo’s adoring face through the app is definitely heartwarming, but fair warning: watch your goddamn feet so weird photos don’t end up on some dark corner of the internet. Not that Petcube is going to sell pictures of your feet or anything (the images are in the app on your phone), but you can never be too careful these days. While the app saves your videos automatically, the quality isn’t great. Don’t expect Nat Geo- worthy screenshots. In truth, Petcube’s app isn’t bad, but it’s also not great.
There are some issues with scrolling, making it difficult to see the most recent video of your floof. But the app does let you select the distance at which you can fling the treats, which extends up to six feet in range. After loading the treats into the Petcube, my boyfriend and I selected a short- range toss for the treats, which makes sense because I live in a small apartment in New York City. Just load the treats, they said.
It’ll be fun, they said. But oh, dear reader, how wrong I was. The Petcube shot out Artemis’ treats precariously and with abandon, like a frat boy throwing his drink at a guy who wore the same Vineyard Vines zip up as him. The whole thing was like a cannon of delicious nightmares—needless to say, my cat was horrified. Make no mistake, she still ate the treats—but after the incident, she pretty much veered away from the machine.
I was able to catch it all on video but filmed it vertically like a jabroni. I’m sorry. Overall, Petcube Bites is fine.
Despite bad camera quality and an okay app it does what it’s supposed to do and it’s kind of cute. I’m not sure I’d pay $2. Sunday. Artemis couldn’t be reached for comment on the ordeal. READMEPetcube Bites is good if you live in a place bigger than mine, which is approximately the size of a hermit crab’s shell.
Your pet may or may not appreciate it as much as you do. Your pet may never forgive you for this indignation.
Self- Driving Cars Will Make Our Driving Skills Even Worse. Good morning! Welcome to The Morning Shift, your roundup of the auto news you crave, all in one place every weekday morning. Here are the important stories you need to know. Gear: I’ve Been Worried About This Myself. I hobble out onto my porch with my walker and shake my knobbly old fist at the clouds and scream at the new and evolving technology. All this self- driving crap, it’s going to ruin us! Ruin us! I’m being dramatic.
But the concern about self- driving tech “eroding” driving skills is very real, according to Bloomberg. While the semi- autonomous features in new cars have are designed to be the early steps toward total autonomy, they could very well be causing drivers to put off a little too much responsibility. For example: A University of Michigan study showed that may already be the case.
The school recently conducted research for an automaker concerned with how people are using blind- spot detection systems that alert drivers with chimes and warning lights when another car is in a difficult- to- see area. The study found a significant increase in drivers failing to look over their shoulder to check for themselves when changing lanes. Different automakers have different safety nets so that people don’t treat their cars as fully autonomous just yet, Bloomberg reports. General Motors will make sure drivers in the new Cadillac models fitted with Super Cruise will watch the road by installing eye- tracking tech. If a driver using Nissan’s Pro. Pilot assist goes more than 3. Last year, Tesla limited the driver’s ability to use Autopilot hands- free.
Part of the problem is that all the semi- autonomous tech have different names and capabilities. And, of course, there’s the race to have the first fully autonomous cars accelerating the process.
From the story: Although AAA is urging automakers and regulators to come up with standard terms and parameters for semi- autonomous features, that conflicts with automakers desire to develop and market unique systems and seek an edge over competitors. Some manufacturers are pushing the boundaries of safety to make their cars appear more advanced, Mark Wakefield, managing director and head of the automotive practice at consultant Alix. Partners LLP, said, by fielding systems that allow drivers to keep their hands off the wheel for too long before a chime and dashboard light remind them to take hold again. Just a friendly reminder to everyone that you should always be paying attention to the road when you’re behind the wheel. Gear: That Tesla Semi Truck Could Be Autonomous. Taking to Twitter back in April, Elon Musk said that Tesla would unveil a semi- truck in September. It was all part of the Master Plan, you see.
Production on the Model 3 hasn’t even begun, but when you have tweets, tweet them. That’s the…Read more Now, the company intends on potentially testing this new, electric truck in Nevada, according to Reuters. And! It could be able to drive itself, which probably isn’t a great surprise considering it’s from Tesla. From the story: Tesla Inc is developing a long- haul, electric semi- truck that can drive itself and move in “platoons” that automatically follow a lead vehicle, and is getting closer to testing a prototype, according to an email discussion of potential road tests between the car company and the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), seen by Reuters. Tesla would join other companies like Uber and Google’s Waymo in pursuing autonomy in commercial transport. Skeptics wonder what a battery pack for such a long- haul vehicle would even look like. Your cargo essentially becomes the battery,” said lithium ion battery researcher Venkat Viswanathan of Carnegie Mellon University.
Both Tesla and Nevada officials were tight- lipped on further details. It’s all very hush- hush. Guess we’ll just have to wait and find out. Gear: Rental Car Companies Are Kinda Screwed, Especially Hertz. The plane lands. You collect your bags.
You figure out where the rental car desk is. Sometimes you have to take a bus. You wait on a long line. You pay way too much for the car.
You go outside to inspect it. Clearly, the car has not known love of any kind. You suffer through a week of driving it and figuring out where to park it. This is a tiring dance that we’ve all done at least once in our lives. But while rental car companies may have had a monopoly on the industry for a very long time, it seems that their reign could be ending soon, according to Bloomberg. In particular, Hertz and Avis seem to be struggling the most. See, what if instead of dealing with that garbage rented Corolla, you just take a Lyft or an Uber everywhere?
It might even be cheaper for you. From the story: Losses at Hertz Global Holdings Inc. Avis Budget Group Inc. Investors have paid a heavy price. Problems with rental fleets are one reason. In recent years, Hertz bought more cars than it needs, and it’s been struggling to unload them at decent prices. Perhaps more troubling, however, is that car- rental companies face the kind of threat that felled Blockbuster, which was undone by new technology in the form of digital video and Netflix Inc.
There will always be a market for rental cars, but for a growing number of business customers, and even some casual consumers, they seem like a throwback. Why wait in lines, pick up keys, fill up and drop off, when you can tap an app instead? Back in May, we reported on Hertz’s bloated inventory. The SUV- craze in the United States is doing it no favors, as Hertz fleets are usually comprised of sedans and economy cars. The declining market for sedans and economy cars isn’t just being felt across dealerships, it’s…Read more Now, with additional competition with companies like Lyft and Uber, the future doesn’t seem too bright for rental car companies.
Unless they can change—and change fast. Gear: Actually, The Corolla Won’t Be Built At That New Mexican Factory. Toyota announced in November that its new Mexican plant, Toyota Motor Manufacturing de Guanajuato, would produce the Corolla starting in 2.
It was a one billion- dollar investment and now start date has been pushed back to 2. Good morning! Welcome to The Morning Shift, your roundup of the auto news you crave, all in one…Read more The delay is because Corolla production will no longer take place at TMMGT anymore, reports Reuters. It’s going to America to be built at the new joint Toyota- Mazda plant too. From the story: Japan’s top automaker had initially planned to start building the Corolla sedan at the $1 billion Guanajuato plant but said last week it would switch production to a new U. S. factory to be built with Mazda Motor Corp. Toyota said the delay was necessary to adjust its supply chain in Mexico to produce the truck- based Tacoma pickup model instead of the Corolla compact car. That factory could also build sport utility vehicles, a Toyota spokesman in Mexico said last week.
While the U. S. plant would definitely benefit Mazda, which has no American manufacturing base at the moment, it’s unclear why the Corolla shift is happening at all. The Corolla will always be a decent volume- seller, so this could just be Toyota hedging against NAFTA changes under President Trump. Or, it could be because Toyota wants to minimize the number of vehicle lines at the Guanajuato plant, which would cut costs. Gear: GM’s Ride- Sharing Gig Program Is Expaaaaaanding. Say you wanted to get in on this hot new ride- sharing gig economy, working as a driver, but you don’t have a car. What then? Well, my friend, you’d hit up GM and its Maven Gig Program. Introduced last year, the app- driven program lets drivers reserve cars and then work as Lyft or Uber drivers (or however else they could make money).
Weekly rental rates can range from “$2. Chevy Malibu to $2. Bolt EV, with the Trax and Impala falling in between,” writes The Detroit News. So far, Maven Gig operates in San Diego and San Francisco, but GM is expanding soon. From the story: General Motors Co.
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