Dizzying pursuits of tails, determined digging, deft doggy paddling and those hours spent wandering around while the pet parents are at work can be captured reliably now that GoPro has released a camera harness mount for dogs.
While many owners of both dogs and GoPro cameras have long since put two and two together to view the world from the perspective of their pets, GoPro's Fetch harness takes the jury-rigging out of the equation. The Fetch kit includes a harness, camera mount and a safety strap to keep canines from losing their wearable tech if the GoPro camera is dislodged from its mount.
"Mount your GoPro to your dog to capture the world from his point of view," states Fetch's description. "This harness features two mounting locations for a variety of perspectives: the chest, for bone-chewing, digging and front-paw action; and the back, for over-the-head shots of running, jumping, fetch and more. Made of washable, water-friendly material, your dog can swim, play and get dirty without a worry."
The Fetch harness is adjustable and dogs between 15 and 120 pounds can suit up with the equipment. Fetch's chest mount may be removed to better-serve smaller dogs.
"The adaptability and versatility of GoPro cameras make them the perfect device to document life from a dog's point of view," said Paul Osborne, GoPro's senior director of product management. "We designed Fetch to meet the unique needs and usage for pets and can't wait to see the images and videos that owners will capture and share now that they have a mount specifically for their dog."
So far, there's been no word on a GoPro harness for cats -- though felines treated to a steady diet of wet food should weigh in around the low end of Fetch's weight range. However, new equipment from a security professional has another reconnaissance mission for cats.
Gene Bransfield created a Wi-Fi collar to track the movements of cats as they scoured neighborhoods for security threats. But while tracking the movements of the cats, Bransfield realized just how vulnerable wireless networks in his neighborhood were.
"My intent was not to show people where to get free Wi-Fi," Bransfield said. "I put some technology on a cat and let it roam around because the idea amused me. But the result of this cat research was that there were a lot more open and WEP-encrypted hotspots out there than there should be in 2014."
