If you’re having problems understanding your dog’s needs, you might consider getting a Bowlingual dog bark translator device. This unique gadget translates your dog’s barks and woofs into words, ...

Ever wonder why your dog barks for no apparent reason, thinks the UPS guy is an ax murderer, and howls when you leave? Thanks to a Japanese toy maker, you can now now use the "Bowlingual" gadget to ...

Do you remember the Bowlingual, the portable dog language translator that was released in Japan last year? The basic concept behind the $250 device (which people living outside Japan can get here) ...

After months of hype, the Bowlingual, a gadget that claims to translate dog barks into English, is finally on the market. Manufactured by the Japanese toy company Takara, this device registers a dog's ...

TOKYO — Kimiko Fukuda always wondered what her Chihuahua was trying to say. Whenever she tried to put on makeup, the small dog would pull on her sleeve. Now, she said, she knows. When her dog barks, ...

I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t have a very good track record with electronic gadgets, especially electronic gadgets designed to make our lives “easier” or “simpler” or “more efficient.” To me ...

What is your dog trying to say when he’s barking at bicyclists riding by your window? If only we spoke Japanese, we’d know. Back in 2002, TakaraTomy released a device called the Bowlingual, which ...

Oooh, yet another reason Gothamist needs a pet: Japanese toymaker Takara is going to follow up its popular Bowlingual dog translator with a cat translator - the Meowlingual. The Meowlingual will ...

Japanese toy company claims it has developed a 'translating' dog collar. Aug. 6, 2009 -- Yesenia Aceves, a self-avowed dog lover, says she can tell what her Italian greyhounds want by listening to ...

Cleaning robots for cats, bark translators for dogs and more. June 4, 2010— -- Imagine receiving daily Twitter messages from your cat, or viewing digital photographs taken by your dog. Not so ...