“Nestle, one of the world’s biggest makers of pet food, said on Friday it had launched the first television commercial designed especially for dogs, using a high-frequency tone to grab their attention.”

— Nestle ad first to pitch at canine customers | Reuters

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“Literally fighting sound with sound.”

(via 2’23”)

Apologies for letting the blog dry up. I’ve got a big folder of stuff to post here as soon as I have some time during the end-of-year crush.

Meanwhile, enjoy these jazzy hamsters.

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Yes, that is an ad for a bench that automatically runs your automatic piano player. (And don’t forget that the piano is really just an automatic dulcimer.)

The ad is from 1915, and apparently the bench was a success, because the price rises by $10 in 1916 and then again in 1917! (Unless that’s just inflation, I guess.)

This is a promotional video for the first (I think?) long-distance telephone service, in beautiful Englewood, NJ.

The system for charging users explained in here is amazing.