What do the following have in common: Sniffy, TypeWise, Anura, VoiceTube, CarePredict TouchPoint, LG’s ThinQ AI webOS 6.0, Sabre personal safety app with pepper spray, Care4Ear, Clario Security and Goama Games?
All were launched or showcased
during the first virtual edition of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) last
week. This, apparently, is what the world needs now:
Sniffy
Sniffy Labs, a company focused on
developing pet technology to improve the relationship between humans and
animals, has introduced Sniffy – a dog training app that provides customised,
professional, on-demand dog training support.
Sniffy Labs co-founder and
president Howard Shyng says the app is programmed to create training plans
tailored to each dog owner’s needs and to teach users proven methods to train
dogs. It is backed by certified dog trainers and behaviourists.
Sniffy claims to create tailored
dog training plans to teach dog owners how to train their dogs regularly at
home. The app also helps dog owners track their training progress and maintain
consistency through the entire training process.
The app’s training is based on
setting a dog up for success while using positive-reinforcement and
non-punishment-based training methods.
Customised training plans are offered. These help users set their training goals, such as obedience, agility, and behaviour correction, based on their needs and the dog’s condition. It also provides a daily routine that the owner and dog have to complete. The app adjusts the routine based on input regarding your dog’s performance in daily training sessions.
For those with more than one dog,
Sniffy allows users to create multiple dog profiles, each with customised
training plans.
Professional video tutorials are on tap to get dogs trained. Progress can be synchronised to additional smartphones so friends can bring them treats when they progress.
Platform: Android and iOS
Expect to pay: A free trial is
offered.
Stockists: Visit Sniffy Labs here to get your doggo on their best behaviour.
TypeWise
Using a honeycomb keyboard layout,
TypeWise claims to reduce typos by up to 80% and, due to the larger keys,
increase typing accuracy. It promises that AI-driven autocorrect functionality
increases typing speeds.
Many of the keys are
multifunctional. For instance, should one hold down the ‘123’ key, numeric keys
are shown. Holding down the same button and swiping up reveals a range of
emojis.
The more TypeWise is used, the
smarter it becomes, as it uses common phrases to build sentences from words in
its dictionary. Much like predictive text, one taps out the first word, after
which various others become available.
TypeWise takes some getting used
to. However it offers tutorials and, should users get tired of it, they can
switch back to their original, albeit less smart keyboard.
According to TypeWise, there were more than 500,000 downloads and over 130,000 active users in the first year of launch.
Platform: Android and iOS
Expect to pay: A free download but
some word suggestions are only available on the pro version.
Stockists: Visit TypeWise here for downloading instructions.
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