The New Extension of the Quantified Self: Your Quantified Pet

Two stories demonstrate how this trend is progressing:

How Technology Helped Track A Wandering Cat – WHEN CAROLINE PAUL’S KITTY REAPPEARED AFTER A LONG MONTH AWAY, SHE DECIDED TO FIGURE OUT WHERE HE HAD BEEN SPENDING HIS TIME. via Fast Company

Startup Whistle has designed an activity tracker that clips on to your dog’s collar, but its core offering is a cloud-based analytics service designed to quantify your pet’s health. via Giga Om

Now we won’t need to wonder so much about what our pets are up to when we aren’t looking.

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