Cats talk in 'human' with new Meowlingual

Mainichi.co.jp ^ | July 16, 2003

[Sweet_Sunflower29]

The developers of the Bowlingual dog translator device have continued their quest to bridge an understanding between different species with the introduction of Meowlingual, which they claim translates cat cries into human language.

Cat lovers can use Meowlingual as if it was an interviewer's mike to automatically interpret what their beloved pets are saying, according to officials of Takara Co.

The gadget, priced at 8,800 yen per unit, will hit Japanese markets in November. About 300,000 Bowlinguals have been sold in Japan since its launch last year.

It went on sale in South Korea in late May and will be made available in the United States in August.

The dog translator was awarded the 2002 Ig Nobel Peace Prize for promoting harmony between the species by the US humor magazine Annals of Improbable Research. (

[prisoner6]

Still no progress on the "womanlingual project" that would allow women to communicate with men.

prisoner6

[Wneighbor]

OT PING.

You need this?

[Overtaxed]

No. If I don't know what she's saying, I have an excuse. :)

[Wneighbor]

I still don't think we'd know what they were saying. I don't speak Japanese.

[The Grammarian]

"Cut that out, you baka!"

Your cat speaks Japanese??

[Fraulein]

Ping!

[Overtaxed]

All your cat treats belong to us.

[4mycountry]

Your cat speaks Japanese??

You speak Japanese??

Seriesly though, I speak a few Japanese words...baka is one of my faves. Unfortunately, my cat hangs around me alot, so baka is one of her favorite words...and we all know who she aims it at *sigh*.

[GRRRRR]

This cat is the Boss...he speaks quite fluently and I always know what he's telling me. Now what he's thinking is another matter...

[hattend]

It went on sale in South Korea in late May

Cat: "Meow, meow meow, meow-rrr!!"

Meowlingual translation, "Please put down the cleaver" or "Please don't eat me"

[The Grammarian]

You speak Japanese??

I'm an anime fan. Of course I've seen the word "baka" before. ;) I almost added an addendum to my previous post saying that you at least liked anime. ;)

[Arpege92]

LOL....my cat never shuts up! It's MEOW this and MEOW that! I finally snapped and told her to be quiet....it didn't work and she is sitting right next to me MEOWING again and again and again....

[Arpege92]

"Dogs have masters, but cats have s-t-a-f-f!"


I love that....it's so true!

[4mycountry]

>>>I almost added an addendum to my previous post saying that you at least liked anime. ;)

I do, but I only get broadcast, so the anime I get stinks majorly and I don't watch it. Dear god how much lamer can they get? All I'm asking for is some Gundam Wing or Neon Genesis Evangelion!! Please, we're not all dorky 5yr olds!! *cries*

[4mycountry]

Meow Meow Meow Meow; Meow Meow Meow Meow; Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow.

[MotleyGirl70]

ROTFLMAO.....

...or "What you think this is YOUR bed. Let me walk all over you in the middle of the night."

[MrsEmmaPeel]

6. "I wanna go out!"

6a. "I wanna come in!"
6b. "I wanna go out again!"
6c. "I wanna come in again!"
6d. etc.

A cat is always on the wrong side of the door.

[The Grammarian]

lol. You don't get Cartoon Network? I couldn't live without their Adult Swim anime lineup--although half of it's crap any more. Cowboy Bebop, InuYasha, and Trigun are all great.

Rurouni Kenshin on Toonami's cool, too. They dropped all of those shows but Trigun til August, I think. I'm going into withdrawal, started reading mangas now too. ;)

[4mycountry]

The tv in the living room has satelite, so one tv gets CN. I do not, however, have the strength to stay up til midnight, seeing as I have summer school *hurl*. And my school takes place same time as Toonami, soooo....

I did, however, see the beginning of a Lupin III epi....I must say, that BARELY qualifies as an anime in my book. If the limbs were wider, perhaps, but eh....heh heh heh... *sweatdrops*

[4mycountry]

My cat has the most irritating way of telling me she wants in:

She'll find whatever room I'm in, jump up on the windowsill, and scratch the glass with her claws, which she keeps very sharp. Like fingernails on a chalkboard. Combine that with the fact she does this at 2:00 AM and we have a reason to make homemade kitty steering-wheel covers.