[HN Gopher] Meow.camera
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Meow.camera
Author : surprisetalk
Score : 160 points
Date : 2026-03-27 14:41 UTC (8 hours ago)
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| moffkalast wrote:
| Every time this is posted I wonder if one could improve the
| backend so it doesn't take 5-10 seconds for a video stream to
| connect.
|
| Right now it's quite populated, but if I ever check it otherwise
| it's like this: wait 10 seconds, no cat, wait 10 seconds, no cat,
| wait 7 seconds, leave.
| buildsjets wrote:
| The "Feeders with Hungry Cats" dropdown filters to the active
| cameras.
| moffkalast wrote:
| 60% of the time it works every time. Sometimes those are all
| empty as well, or maybe there's a racoon instead :)
| dcrazy wrote:
| I get it, but also, it's pretty amazing that it only takes 10
| seconds to remotely activate and stream live video from a
| camera installed in a cat house placed on a sidewalk 6,000
| miles away.
| 0x3f wrote:
| They're in China so there's some inherent latency, but it only
| takes about a second to load each stream for me (in Europe).
| junon wrote:
| Several asleep in their bowls lol. Can relate.
| isolay wrote:
| Almost as good as the cat aquarium!
|
| https://customcataquarium.com/
| solfox wrote:
| I am tempted to get a cat as an accessory for a cat aquarium
| dylan604 wrote:
| There is yet still hope for the internet after all!
| lopatnov wrote:
| Not the same - different ideas. Cat aquarium is for cats, for
| their relax. But meow camera is for watching by human. From
| description: "It provides a platform for many cat feeders
| around china which can have food dispensed to them through the
| app." I don't understand how it's working
| rav3ndust wrote:
| haha! my cats would love this. thanks for sharing
| khernandezrt wrote:
| If there was a button to feed them for a small donation id be
| broke.
| eightys3v3n wrote:
| There is in the Purrr app if you install and open that.
| MarsIronPI wrote:
| It's free marketing!
| stackdiver wrote:
| Now we just need a cat presence detector!
| antiframe wrote:
| Isn't that what the "Feeders with hungry cats" category is?
| That's what I thought when I clicked around, at least.
| slopinthebag wrote:
| Seems like it
| ChrisArchitect wrote:
| Some previous discussion from 5 months ago:
|
| https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45613047
| lIl-IIIl wrote:
| This is an interesting looking cat:
| https://meow.camera/#7374059059738047159
| ralfd wrote:
| For people reading that later: a dog (pug) was feeding right
| now
| stronglikedan wrote:
| Funny that The Feline Relaxing Place is currently the least
| "relaxed" place.
| himata4113 wrote:
| I was reading that this is actually for neutering cats and that
| there is some deep dark secret behind these, might be something
| else tho.
| MarsIronPI wrote:
| Yes, part of the use of this network is to track strays and
| neuter them. I don't think it's sinister though.
| ge96 wrote:
| Ahhh my browser back button
| mbo wrote:
| man, this cat is ranking pretty high on the feline grimace scale
| :( https://meow.camera/#4258783365322591678 wondering how I would
| contact the hosts
| kogasa240p wrote:
| Have known about this site for a while and it's very cute.
| bovermyer wrote:
| A lot of these enclosures are almost identical. There are only
| tiny differences. Is this a cat boarding house or something?
| Computer0 wrote:
| I believe it is a standardized feeding system for the strays in
| China.
| saboot wrote:
| Reminds me of the days when you could look up public camera feeds
| with a specific string in a google search. Some of the camera
| pages had controls! Spent a day with friends in a college dorm
| scrolling through them.
| dotnwat wrote:
| Found a hedgehog https://meow.camera/#4228782262731189648
| thoma4s wrote:
| Thanks for bringing some joy to my day, I love whimsical projects
| like this
| sudoing wrote:
| Does anyone know what cat feeder they use?
| shevy-java wrote:
| There are many cameras spying on cats.
|
| People are not concerned about private data being broadcasted of
| our feline overlords.
| flysand7 wrote:
| Cats aren't social species, they don't have the capability to
| understand what is and isn't private. If a cat wants to lick
| its balls it'll do that, even if the owner is watching.
|
| Also, even if we wanted to push for some sick agenda that cats
| should have rights too, you can't really make a cat aware of
| said rights. Cats dont give a shit about cameras watching them
| opengrass wrote:
| Why does everyone have the same container?
| flysand7 wrote:
| A chinese company Hello has created an app called Hello Street
| Cat - a livestreaming app that allows viwers to donate money to
| feed stray cats. Presumably, since it's the same company, maybe
| they purchased the feeders in bulk, that'll explain why the
| feeders look the same
|
| But I wonder why some feeders are more decorated than others.
| For example Mr. Happy doesn't seem to have a container at all.
| parpfish wrote:
| i'd love to have a sort of chatroulette/omegele app for my cats
| to "socialize" with other cats while I'm away, but it's the
| internet so I know that it'd get filled with trolls.
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