首款狗狗專用電視遙控器出爐
——狗狗：我要換到寵物頻道

English Company Creates World' s First TV Remote①Control for Dogs

Dog owners feeling guilty for leaving their pets alone at home for too long will son be able to take comfort in the fact that at least the animals won't be bored. They'll be too busy changing TV channels and enjoying their favorite shows thanks to the world's first dog-friendly remote control.

UK-based pet food brand Wagg apparently surveyed a number of pet owners and found that 91% of respondents said their canine friends regularly watch TV with them. Inspired by this interesting finding， the company teamed up with Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas， an expert in animal computer interaction design at the University of Central Lancashire， to create the world's first remote control for dogs. They came up with a prototype②prototype 英 ［'pr??t?ta?p］ 美 ［'prot?'ta?p］n. 原型；標準，模范for the ingenious device which is currently in a trial and analysis period.

The oversized remote is made of waterproof③waterproof 英 ［'w??t?pru?f］ 美［'w?t?pruf］ adj. 防水的，不透水的hard-wearing plastic， so while pooches can chew on it like any other toy，they'll have a tough time actually causing any damage. It has three large， raised， paw-friendly buttons shaped like a bone， paw and ball which dogs can press to turn the TV on or off， change the channel and even “pawse” a show for later viewing， in case they need a potty break or a short nap. The buttons squeak when pressed and the device also features a hole through which a rope can be tied so dogs can carry it around the house.

因狗狗長期獨守空房而深感愧疚的主人們很快就能安心啦！因為世上首款狗狗專用遙控器能讓它們擺脫無聊的生活。這些可愛的小家伙恐怕要忙著換臺、忙著觀看最喜愛的電視節(jié)目了。

據(jù)稱，英國寵物食物品牌沃格曾邀請眾多狗主參與調(diào)查，據(jù)反饋，有91%的主人稱狗狗朋友經(jīng)常和他們一起看電視。受這個有趣現(xiàn)象的啟發(fā)，該公司聯(lián)手中央蘭開夏大學的動物計算機交互設計專家伊蓮娜·希斯基·道格拉斯，創(chuàng)造了首款狗狗專用遙控器。目前，他們已做出這個獨創(chuàng)設備的模型，不過該模型正處于試驗與分析階段。

尺寸巨大的狗狗專用遙控器由防水耐磨塑料制成，因而狗狗可以像咬其他玩具那樣咬它，它們很難真正損傷遙控器。遙控器有骨頭狀（開/關電視）、爪子狀（換臺）和網(wǎng)球狀（想小便或打盹時，可暫停以稍后觀看）的凸起按鈕，狗狗能很輕松地按壓這3個巨大的按鈕。按壓按鈕時，遙控器會發(fā)出吱吱聲，此外，該設備還專門配有繩孔，只要把繩子拴在狗狗身上，它們就能隨時隨地帶著遙控器。

remote 英 ［r?'m??t］ 美 ［r?'mot］ adj. 遙遠的；偏僻的；疏遠的n. 遠程