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You are here: Home / Kitty Wisdom / Special Cat Articles 2 / Home Alone Kitty? The Kittyo Has an App for That!

Home Alone Kitty? The Kittyo Has an App for That!

December 6, 2013 By: Sparkle Cat25 Comments

The Kittyo is a bunch of cat toys in one!

“There’s an app for that” just got a little more awesome if you are a kitty! The Kittyo is a device that can keep us cats from getting too bored when humans are out of the house. It is only 7″ high, but with the help of an app that has versions for both iOS and Android smartphones, it does a whole bunch of different things for us kitties:

  • It makes noises to attract your cat — or you can use it to speak directly to your kitty (although recent scientific tests question how much your cat cares about your voice).
  • It has a laser pointer you can direct remotely! Boodie would love that.
  • It dispenses treats! Which worries me a little — Binga may never leave it alone! (But the Kittyo humans have thought about cats like Binga: it can easily be clamped to a shelf or attached to a wall to keep treat stealers at bay.)
  • Humans can watch their cats remotely with the Kittyo, and they can also shoot video and photos!

The Kittyo's features

While the last item makes me a little suspicious — I am not so sure I want my human spying on me while she is not here — the other fun uses the Kittyo has are really appealing! We kitties can make our own fun when you humans are not home, of course, whether that’s breaking into the treat cabinet, getting on the counters or scratching the furniture when we know we won’t get yelled at. Will the Kittyo stop this from going on? Probably not, but it will give you humans something I know you’ve always wanted: a connection to your cats when you can’t be at home. Because we know how much you miss us when you are at work, or have callously packed your bags and left us for days or a couple of weeks. Here is a way you can have fun with us even when you are not around, and it is way better than having the pet sitter put you on speakerphone so you can chatter at us from afar. This is a technological innovation that, while it won’t replace your pet sitter, will make that silly trick obsolete.

Find out how to get your Kittyo when it becomes available

Look for the Kittyo in 2014! If you sign up now, you will be notified when the Kittyo is available for purchase — and you’ll get an introductory price discount on Kickstarter! (Yes, you can actually buy things on Kickstarter — I didn’t know that either.) Sign up for the Kittyo list here.

Note: I was compensated by the Kittyo humans for this post, but nobody tells this kitty what to say — all opinions are my own.

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  1. Addie says

    April 23, 2014 at 6:46 am

    Wait. There is a very similar gadget called Petcube and I think it was the first with the idea https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/petcube/petcube-stay-closer-to-your-pet

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  2. Spitty the Kitty says

    December 6, 2013 at 9:51 pm

    Well, see now, having that Kittyo thing assumes that one’s human actually owns a freaking SMART PHONE. HA! My Human has a DUMB phone that she keeps in her purse in case she has to make an emergency phone call or something. It doesn’t go online, it doesn’t get email, it doesn’t take pictures, it does NUFFING. The students laugh and laugh and laugh (in fact, everybody laughs and laughs and laughs) when they see it, but then she tells them she pays $8 a month for it and then they kinda stop laughing. For a minute.

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  3. Pasha says

    December 6, 2013 at 9:32 pm

    Ooh! Things like that scare us!!! spookie!!!!

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  4. Clooney says

    December 6, 2013 at 7:56 pm

    Wow, that is quite something!

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  5. Cathy Keisha says

    December 6, 2013 at 6:14 pm

    Hmm, makes you wonder if this was invented for the humans or for us. I don’t have to worry cos neither TW or Pop have smart phones. They’re old and still have a land line.

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  6. Sometimes, Cats Herd You says

    December 6, 2013 at 4:59 pm

    We suspect this is going to be more fun for the peeps than it is for us.

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  7. Sue Brandes says

    December 6, 2013 at 4:19 pm

    Can’t wait to read anyone’s reviews when they get one of these. Sounds really neat.

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  8. emilykarn says

    December 6, 2013 at 3:40 pm

    Interesting toy, but is it really any fun? Selleck and His Person, Emily. ❓

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  9. Cattle Aussies~Bella, Terra, & Kronos says

    December 6, 2013 at 1:04 pm

    That’s super cool 🙂

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  10. speedyrabbit says

    December 6, 2013 at 10:04 am

    interesting Gadget!xx Speedy

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  11. Cheysuli says

    December 6, 2013 at 9:37 am

    Of course my human has windows phone which means it wouldn’t work here… sigh. I am so abused by my stupid humans…

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    • Kittyo says

      December 16, 2013 at 9:23 am

      Don’t lose hope! While we are starting with Android and iOS apps, we are considering a Windows app in the future.
      Thank you, Kittyo

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  12. Emma and Buster says

    December 6, 2013 at 9:24 am

    our humans are more interested in this gadget than us 🙂

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  13. Madi and Mom says

    December 6, 2013 at 9:17 am

    Sparkle I hope my mom doesn’t see this…when she is away I prefer to nap!
    Hugs madi your bfff

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  14. Crepes says

    December 6, 2013 at 9:15 am

    I’ve been warning the kitties that the spies are coming. Now they’re here too!! Prepare yourselves, cats! They’re going to watch and video our every move! – Crepes.

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  15. Glogirly & Katie says

    December 6, 2013 at 8:16 am

    Great post on the Kittyo, Sparkle!!!
    We can’t WAIT for it to become available!
    Waffles and I are in negotiations right now. He gets the red dot and I get all the treats
    ; ) Katie

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  16. BeadedTail says

    December 6, 2013 at 7:54 am

    Our mommy worries about us when she leaves so she’d love something like this! Good thing it doesn’t have wheels to follow us around so we’d have some privacy at least.

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  17. The Island Cats says

    December 6, 2013 at 5:52 am

    We’ve been seeing this around the blogosphere lately. We’re not sure we want the peeps to know what we’re doing when they’re not here!

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  18. Hannah and Lucy says

    December 6, 2013 at 4:46 am

    We like the idea of getting treats BUT we are worried that it will tell the humans what we’ve been up to – Is this a cat version of Big Brother?!
    Luv Hannah and Lucy xx xx

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  19. Marg says

    December 6, 2013 at 4:41 am

    That really does look at a very useful toy. I would love to see it work. Take care.

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  20. Katie Bella says

    December 6, 2013 at 4:17 am

    I sorta like it and it sure is a good thing for home alone kitties. I was born without the red dot gene though. xxoo

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  21. The Kitties of Purring Pines says

    December 6, 2013 at 2:17 am

    We like the treat device too. We won’t worry about the spying until it gets wheels!

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  22. Tillie and Georgia says

    December 6, 2013 at 1:20 am

    That sounds like a neat device.
    We like the treat dispensing part 🙂
    The spying part, well, we are always good 😉
    heehee
    Purrs Georgia and Julie,
    Treasure,Tiger and JJ

    Reply

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