Temptations Made a Collar That Finally Gives Your Cat a Human Voice, So It Can Talk to You

Adweek ^ | April 28, 2016

[SMGFan]

Since the dawn of time, humans have been confounded by cats, those mystifyingly aloof creatures whose inner thoughts are famously inscrutable. But no longer! Temptations Cat Treats has invented a cat collar that lets your feline speak in a human voice—so you can finally understand (though probably not) exactly what she is trying to tell you.

The Temptations Catterbox, created by London ad agency adam&eveDDB, contains a microphone, speaker, Bluetooth technology and wifi. It captures the cat's meows and translates them into human speech—words that may or may not actually be what they're trying to say.

[BenLurkin]

Yup.

Basically the same thing women are saying once their noises are translated into English.

[JoeProBono]

[twister881]

“Feed me.”

“F*** you.”

“Find my toy.”

— For cats, that’s about it.

[PROCON]

My kitty is a good mouser, though...

[twister881]

#2A Cat!

[chris37]

No doubt about it.

Dogs study our every movement and try to predict what we are going to do or what routine we are about to start.

I know they can read facial expression, and I’d say that lip movement falls into that category.

[bgill]

They communicate very well. As others have said, it’s mostly feed me but there’s also rub my tummy, scratch my ears, hey what’s up, just came in to say hi, my brother is picking on me, I love the dog so why doesn’t the dog love me, I want out, I want in, yes I know you don’t like me walking across your computer 284 times a day but it’s fun and do you want this neat wiggly creature I brought you in your shoe or under your desk or in the dog food sack?

[Jamestown1630]

According to Cleveland Amory (”The Best Cat Ever”) all cats are Republicans, because they never want anything to change.

-JT

[Jamestown1630]

I had a little girl tuxedo cat who would wake me every morning by creeping up to my ear, sticking her wet nose in it, and purring very loudly.

Compared with the Simon’s Cat Treatment that I’m getting from my current cats, it was very polite and civilized.

-JT

[dynachrome]

One of mine would resort to biting my nose if I ignored her in the morning and tried to continue sleeping.

[norton]

I swear that I had a Manx with ESP. She could issue orders from the next room without making a sound.

[fella]

Our cats talk to us in all sorts of ways and about numerous things.

Standing on my bladder at 3 am is usually interpreted as “MOVE! your in my spot.”.

[radu]

ROTFL!! Like anyone owned by kittehs wants to know what they're saying!

[Bigg Red]

The Temptations?

I loved “My Girl”.

[Springman]

Ping.

[dfwgator]

The Temptations came up with this? Is it just my imagination, or did my cat just say her papa was a rolling stone?

Hairball of Confusion.

[Rastus]

I know to you it might sound strange, but I wish it would rain kibbles.

[Slings and Arrows]

[Lx]

[Menehune56]

Meow: "I need a chair!"
(I get up to get a chair for her and she immediately takes mine)
Loud purr: "Thank you Daddy!