 Kippy EVO, GPS locator for dogs and catsA pet smartphone that allows tracking of dog and cat movements, monitoring their activities and receiving personalized messages.
So-called "pet trackers" have been on the market for a long time, but the Kippy EVO locator offers a much wider set of features: it is called a "pet smartphone" because it uses the GSM network to track the animal without any distance limit. The branded version of the device (V-Pet Tracker) is sold by Vodafone.
The rechargeable battery lasts 10 days, the dimensions are 3.7 × 5.5 × 2.2 cm, the weight is just 34 grams.
Inside there are WiFi chips, Bluetooth and GPS, an accelerometer and a six-axis gyroscope. In the absence of a GPS signal, the position is determined by triangulating the GSM 2G cells (a SIM is needed).
The system can withstand water up to 1 meter deep for 30 minutes (IP67 certification).
The app for Android and iOS shows the position in real time on the map. Activating the torch can find the animal in the dark.
You can also set the virtual fence: when the animal leaves the selected perimeter, the owner receives a notification. A vibration instead signals the exit from the Bluetooth coverage (virtual leash).
In the future it is planned to record the walks: distance, speed and altitude.
Kippy EVO, through a proprietary algorithm developed in collaboration with the experts in physical activity of the University of Bologna and Milan, also functions as an activity tracker, and monitors running, steps, sleep, play, relaxation and calories burned. The activities are shown on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. |
