
The people at DogStar are working on a gadget that will record and decode the language behind the the wags, which they say is the social interface in the dog world. Today DogStar launched a fundraising campaign on Indiegogo where they hope to raise $100,000 to develop TailTalk, the world’s first dog emotion sensor.
TailTalk is a flexible band that fits around a dog’s tail. Like the fitness wristbands that humans wear, TailTalk uses a gyroscope, accelerometer and Bluetooth technology to transmit motion data to a companion app on an iOS or Android device.

“We feel that pet parents are wonderful,” DogStar co-founder Yannis Tsampalis told Yahoo News. “But if they had more data, they can probably make better decisions and create a stronger bond between them and their dog.”
Backers who contribute $99 to the Indiegogo campaign will be first in line to get the device when it ships in May of 2016.
You can get a closer look at TailTalk in the video below. More details are also available on the DogStar website and @DogStarLife on Twitter.
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