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posted by LaminatorX on Thursday December 25 2014, @06:20PM   Printer-friendly
from the Home-of-the-Future dept.

Jorge Lopez writes that as a cat lover he's always wanted an automatic cat litter box and finally found one called the CatGenie, a fully automated self-washing litter box connected to water, electricity and the sewer that cleans itself with water and soap. "It’s the Rolls Royce of cat litter boxes, a hefty device that scoops, cleans, and disposes of the waste all on it’s own. It’s completely automated, even senses when a cat poops and cleans up afterwards." But there's trouble in paradise. "Life with the CatGenie was great, but not quite perfect," writes Lopez after discovering that CatGenie uses a smart cartridge that is only available from the manufacturer. "I found that the “Smart” in SmartCartridge is that it has an RFID chip inside of it to keep track of how much solution it has, and once it runs out, well, you can't refill. I honestly did not believe this and tore one of the cartridges apart, and there it was, looking back at me, a tiny chip holding up it’s little metal finger." Fortunately there are some amazing people helping the CatGenie community who have released products like the custom firmware CatGenious and CartridgeGenius which allows you to use whatever solution you want. "The cost savings is great, but isn't the biggest driver for me, it’s mainly the principle that I don't own the device I paid for, and I'm really tired of having cat litter everything in my home."

 
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  • (Score: 5, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 25 2014, @06:37PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 25 2014, @06:37PM (#129127)

    cradling a cat while standing on the podium lecturing about the free software

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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by Jeremiah Cornelius on Thursday December 25 2014, @08:29PM

    by Jeremiah Cornelius (2785) on Thursday December 25 2014, @08:29PM (#129149) Journal

    I started to read this story, just as I was biting into my 3rd piece of Christmas Almond Roca... Thanks for the image, SoylentNews!

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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 25 2014, @10:19PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 25 2014, @10:19PM (#129167)

    It is widely known that Stallman eats cats.

  • (Score: 5, Funny) by zocalo on Thursday December 25 2014, @10:32PM

    by zocalo (302) on Thursday December 25 2014, @10:32PM (#129168)
    Yes, a fluffy white cat, and saying something like "No, Mr. Closed Source, I expect you to die!
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