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Cats, Dogs Go Hungry as Internet-Connected PetNet Plays Dead

posted by n1 on Saturday July 30 2016, @08:55PM   Printer-friendly
from the in-the-dog-house dept.

"exec" writes:

Humans have been forced to temporarily interact with their dogs or cats -- perhaps both -- after PetNet's internet-controlled smart feeder system suffered a blackout.

For $149, the company provides a web-enabled dog/cat feeder that is pre-programmed to dispense food stuffs at certain time and portion sizes.

But PetNet warned customers [...] that all was not well in its virtual animal kingdom as it was "experiencing some minor difficulties with a third party server. This is being investigated."

[...] "You may experience a loss of scheduled feeds and failed remote feedings. Please ensure that your pets have been fed manually until we have resolved this issue."

Source: The Register .

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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 31 2016, @01:46AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 31 2016, @01:46AM (#382130)

    Why can't the device run autonomously when it is disconnected?

    Because if we built it that way, then we would have no way to keep you locked into the monthly subscription payment system, and we would have to, horrors, actually make our profit by selling the device for a profit.

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