• GooseFinger@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I thought this thing was a gag at first, but that’s actually really clever. I wonder if dogs would hate it.

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      1 year ago

      The article does indicate that animals were sensitive to the noises:

      “It did have its flaws: people found that jingling keys or coins could be picked up by the TV’s microphones and accidentally change the channel, and the high-pitch frequencies from the remote were discernible by pets.”