[HN Gopher] Meow.camera
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Meow.camera
Author : surprisetalk
Score : 316 points
Date : 2026-03-27 14:41 UTC (1 days 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 :)
| tdeck wrote:
| This is in China so I assume there are no raccoons.
| moffkalast wrote:
| Well I did genuinely see one once on one of these cams,
| probably escaped from the zoo.
| 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).
| nyoronic wrote:
| Only if someone else is streaming from the camera. If no one
| is, it goes to sleep and it takes noticably longer to
| connect.
|
| When I looked at the site some months ago, I noticed during
| Chinese nighttime, a sleeping feeder would turn on its lights
| right after I connected (darkness for a second then a flash
| of light).
|
| So maybe it's a cost-saving measure for the hardware?
| yawndex wrote:
| The feeders are battery powered, so they can't be always
| streaming 24/7 with lights on.
| 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
| rkagerer wrote:
| Don't blame 'em. My dog and I likewise enjoy watching the
| ocean.
| 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.
| duncd wrote:
| not available in region :(
| 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
| trhway wrote:
| reminded :)
|
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AswHFBS7p2E
| notatoad wrote:
| it's 8 hours later and the dog is still eating
| dragonfax wrote:
| Oh my gosh, he's trying to stay awake but having a hard
| time so he keeps tiping over.
| Razengan wrote:
| There are many dogs now
|
| It's like the Gremlins
| 8n4vidtmkvmk wrote:
| 23 hours later too... Hungry dog.
| gizzlon wrote:
| Cutest cat ever
| tensegrist wrote:
| the stream title is (currently) Liu Lang Gou Bu Zai Liu Lang
| 5 = "stray dogs will not be strays again 5" or similar
| 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.
| thenthenthen wrote:
| Yep. Although I have only seen them in Baoshan, Shanghai
| tjohns wrote:
| It looks like you can buy them in the Purrrr app.
| 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.
| plausibility wrote:
| If you have a premium Shodan[0] account, they have an 'Images'
| view which is filtered VNC and other Remote Desktop screenshots
| and links to view them directly with the IP. Lots of security
| cameras, some SCADA industrial access control screens, and
| lately seemingly people who I guess are hacking vulnerable
| Windows boxes and changing the wallpapers to anti Israel stuff.
|
| [0]: https://shodan.io
| saltamimi wrote:
| I'm actually kind of surprised that most of these images are
| just advertising and shock imagery. I never expected adverts
| to be done through shodan, though I guess it makes sense.
| 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
| kulahan wrote:
| It was a joke, I believe.
| 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.
| Rotdhizon wrote:
| https://meow.camera/#4291269398483497042
|
| This one immediately makes me want to whip out my credit card.
| Cute cat sitting at the food bowl waiting for someone to feed it.
| It's one of the ones listed under "feeders with hungry cats"
|
| edit: credit card has been pulled out
| tjohns wrote:
| The metadata at the bottom says the feeder is out of kibble. :(
| A small amount (8%) of snack left, though!
| Rotdhizon wrote:
| Was just wondering. I fed it some kibble but nothing came out
| nslsm wrote:
| I assume it's a person who has to go and buy the kibble and
| fill the feeder?
| wheelhead wrote:
| this is why sora was taken down
| mycall wrote:
| Needs a "Back in Meow minutes" on the screen when they go off-
| camera.
| locusofself wrote:
| one of them I clicked on was totally covered in flies (the cat
| food). eww
| stephenhandley wrote:
| Seeing more flies than cats
| rechargedaily wrote:
| very interesting. how did you fit in the camera without the cat
| knocking it out?
| Evidlo wrote:
| Do these feeds loop? I swear I've seen the same cats twice.
| andyclap2 wrote:
| What about GDPuRrrr?
| throwaway290 wrote:
| looks like most of them in China?
| hoppp wrote:
| Its nice but I only saw 4 cats that were waiting for food. I
| would like it if I could remote trigger food for them.
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