Doggone it... headset to translate dog’s thoughts

A company has launched a crowdfunding campaign for a canine headset that will translate what man’s best friend is thinking into spoken English.

No, it’s not a joke and no, its inventors aren’t barking mad. What they are is a small research lab called NSID and based in Sweden. It believes it can monitor, isolate and translate a dog’s thought patterns.

So far, NSID claims it can identify the pattern for “I’m hungry”, “I’m tired”, and “who are you?” And, following this early breakthrough, the team is seeking $10,000 (€7,358) from crowdfunding site Indiegogo to help it develop an EEG headset that can monitor your pet’s thought patterns and then relay them as spoken words via its integrated speaker.