Gadgets and Electronics

At this time of year one of the bigger issues that you can face with your dog is the scourge of dirty, muddy paws. You can take care of it with ease with Paw Wash.

The FROG Light LED bicycle light packs a quartet of powerful LED lights to help ensure bike riders are as visible as possible in low-light conditions. The flexible, battery-powered light is designed to wrap around a bicycle's handlebar but can also be clipped to backpacks and rucksacks.

Combine a custom cat collar with a naturally roaming pet and what do you get? In the case of one particularly peripatetic Siamese, a network map of the neighbor's WiFi networks. Credit security researcher Gene Bransfield and Coco, a Siamese cat from suburban Washington DC, with the inspired hack that – in the wrong hands (or paws) – could end up costing more than a few internet subscribers more than a few dollars.

Is it a coincidence that novelist Stephen King's suppositions about "Monarch Butterfly magnetism" in his fictional Under the Dome TV drama (returning for a 13-episode second season on Monday, June 30th) actually supports the recent scientific discovery about how these beautiful creatures operate in the real world? It would almost have to be -- since King penned those screenplays a while back -- and the current findings that Monarch butterflies utilize a built-in magnetic compass. . .

.Most cat lovers have no problem waking up in the morning since those lovely felines seem to be hardwired for the routine and waking up humans as early as possible. It your precious puss is challenged by time, or your life is cat-free, you can add that aspect to your life with this cute Orange Cat Meowing Sound Talking Alarm Clock.

Poppy, a cat in Bournemouth, England, is 24 years old and has recently been named the oldest cat in the world by Guinness World Records. The tortoiseshell moggy is blind and deaf, and her fur is looking a bit worse for wear, but she is still the grand dam of a household consisting of four humans, four other cats, a hamster, and a rabbit.

n my post, "'Big Year' Birders Count More Than Four & Twenty Blackbirds," I talked about the famous birders of our day. I researched some of the greats like the "legendary human bird-dog" Sandy Komito, and learned of his bird-watching prowess and how many of his techniques became 'best practices' for birders the world over.