Meowlingual: Japanese Cat Translation Device

Meowlingual, much like the dog version Bowlingual, allows a cat owner to finally learn what their cat is trying to say to them.

So you take the Takara Tomy’s Meowlingual cat-langauge electronic interpretation device and hold it next to your cat as it meows. The palm-sized gadget will then interpret what your cats meows and purrs really mean.

moewlingual Meowlingual: Japanese Cat Translation Device picture

“I can’t stand it”, is just one of the many phrases the device will announce after it has heard a meow from your cat, exact wording has not been decided yet.

The Meowlingual, coming this November, will run for about $75 and should be purrfect for all you cat lovers.

meow2 Meowlingual: Japanese Cat Translation Device picture

(BBC /Takara Tomy)

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47 Comments »

Comment by Tourex
2007-09-12 21:54:12

If you need this device to understand your cat,then you shouldn’t be owning a feline pet. Cats aren’t that hard to understand their likes,and dislikes.Us humans,are a different matter,perhaps we need this gadget for our loved ones.

Comment by Blueman
2007-09-13 23:42:27

If you need a device to understand your loved ones, perhaps you shouldnt be having any relationships.

Comment by Luke
2007-09-14 07:02:04

You’ve obviously never dated a woman before.

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Comment by Yoda
2007-09-14 10:35:52

An inflatable one, he has.

 
 
Comment by Melissa
2008-06-11 02:22:21

It would be amusing to hear actual words from a cat along with reading feelings. They might need to make sure the word bitch is in the cat dictionary though.

For $75, you know it doesn’t work.

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Comment by Arman
2007-09-14 01:23:34

love your comment!

 
Comment by mirko
2007-09-14 04:03:16

If you took the time to read that in order to post such crap then you surely have too much time on your hand. I for one would be interested in such device, not to understand my cat who doesn’t want it, but just for the fun of checking how inaccurate it’d be…
So, keep your politically correctness at home and stop bothering funny people.

 
Comment by Gail
2007-09-14 05:39:33

YOU HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD!!!!!!!!!!
HOW RIGHT YOU ARE!!!!!!!!
PEOPLE SAY ONE THING AND MEAN THE OTHER, WE ALL NEED THIS!!!

 
Comment by paul
2007-10-08 13:07:20

you overlooking the obvious fact:

it doesn’t matter if you can’t understand your cat, what matters is how fucken cool it would be to have a cat translator.

Comment by umm...
2007-12-06 21:40:09

HELL YA IT IS!!!!

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Comment by tokyo kiss
2007-11-13 07:36:20

Miaaaaaaaaaaaooooooooowww
Svea I love you

 
 
Comment by LadyFaire
2007-09-13 08:11:12

Really! I agree totally with the previous comment. For our human loved ones, perhaps, but I understand my cat, mainly she is either demanding attention, food, or swearing at us! I don’t know WHERE she learned that language, but I keep threatening to wash her tail out with soap!!

 
Comment by Killian
2007-09-13 10:24:13

I want one! However, it’s really not that hard to figure out what cats want. It’s either FEED ME or PET ME or PLAY WITH ME. And of course they always want it done RIGHT NOW.

Comment by Cracknip Cat
2007-09-14 02:05:03

“Get me some of that cracknip and then leave me the f*** alone.”

My moody, cracknip addicted cat.

 
 
Comment by Sandcastle
2007-09-13 12:42:30

Does it even work, scientifically? Most likely a gimmick gear.

On the other side of the animal research world, scientists are still trying to confirm the existence of African Grey Parrot speech…

 
Comment by Thing
2007-09-13 13:56:34

I agree with the human translator idea because they sure don’t seem to mean what you think you hear. As stated, cats are easy to understand if you try a bit and rather refreshing after trying to figure out person. If anybody has that kind of disposable income I could probably talk to them and understand specially if they want to send some my way!!

Comment by Jason
2007-09-14 11:05:54

Can I use this for myself? I don’t understand what even I am talking about most of the time…

 
 
Comment by tigerlily
2007-09-13 14:04:00

of course I can’t take this seriously but its a really cute conversation piece and I am sure it will amuse! I imagine phrases like “Just feed me and leave me alone” “You have GOT to be kidding.I’m outta here!” “I will allow you to pet me now.” and “That outfit you have on is embarrasing me. Can you stand farther away from me until you get a new wardrobe? Puh-leeez!”

 
Comment by Casual Adventurer
2007-09-13 19:48:05

In Vietnam it would only have to be programmed with one thing “Please Don’t Eat Me”

Comment by Mike
2007-09-13 21:41:15

And in the U.S. a pig translator would say “please don’t torture me” - but pigs aren’t all furry and cuddly so who cares…

Comment by Jon
2007-09-13 22:54:12

“i taste great with eggs!”

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Comment by Foo
2007-09-14 10:50:12

That was funny!

 
 
Comment by Mikey
2007-09-14 04:50:24

Thanks for reminding me, I need to add bacon to my shopping list.

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Comment by umm...
2007-12-06 21:42:53

I LIKE BACON I LIKE PORK, RUN LITTLE PIGGY I HAVE A FORK!!!!!

 
 
 
 
Comment by Michael VanDeMar
2007-09-13 20:31:01

OMG I swear they work!

There was one sitting on the table next to my sisters cat when I took a picture of him. He meowed at me, and the device translated it:

“Michael, if that pic winds up on the internet with me as a LOLCAT I will poop in your shoes!”

Honestly, it was spooky!

 
Comment by Allen
2007-09-13 20:33:59

it would be nice if it would say
“get the fuck away from me!”…
i learned that the hard way… (>.

 
Comment by Kwipper
2007-09-13 23:02:25

I want one, then mod it to say LOLCAT Phrases.

 
Comment by moyer
2007-09-13 23:04:34

I can see it now….

“Feed me a stray cat.”

American Psycho style.

 
Comment by sara
2007-09-13 23:30:08

yah right. I got one of these things as a prototype for review and you bet your ass you need one. Now that I know what my cats really want and think I know that before, when I thought I knew I was just an ignorant jerk.
Cats don’t say ” “FEED ME or PET ME or PLAY WITH ME”. And of course they always want it done RIGHT NOW.”
Idiot.
you think they are such superior animals! HA

 
Comment by neko-san
2007-09-14 02:17:40

meowwwww translated : gimme food you bastard :)

 
Comment by merkhava
2007-09-14 04:56:47

If the cat meows in english, then it makes sense why the Japanese would invent a meow translator.

 
Comment by Derrick
2007-09-14 09:35:24

The recent charity show “Night of Too Many Stars” already parodies this in a similar way. Watch the hilarious video and see how Steve Carell appeals to the cat community for help.

http://www.break.com/index/steve_carell_night_of_too_many_starsl.html

 
Comment by nada
2007-09-14 11:09:13

Jel imas ti tak nesto

Comment by sale
2007-09-14 11:16:52

nemam nado, al kuzim zvijeri :D

 
 
Comment by Jordan Lund
2007-09-14 15:28:33

I suspect it’s all going to come out as “GET THAT THING AWAY FROM ME!”

 
Comment by darkwing duck
2007-09-14 16:54:01

that funny

 
Comment by Kevin Burton
2007-09-14 18:32:53

Actually, someone with Autism might be able to use this device since they seem to have a difficult time picking up on social cues..

Also, it’s probably just a fun toy. I need to get a humanlingual to translate my human expressions into feline talk! :)

 
Comment by Nils
2007-09-14 22:55:13

This is actually a story from 2003, not from this year. So “November” would be “November 2003″.

 
Comment by Jeff
2007-09-15 01:35:35

it’d be funny if it had LOLKittenz phrases…

“I iz in ur lap. Wy u got stoopid machine?”

 
Comment by kgitch
2007-09-17 20:25:24

Old news much? Like the post above says, tproduct went on sale (only in Japan, with only a Japanese language interface) in November of 2003!

Now if you really want to terrorize your cat, check out TakaraTomy’s new i-SOBOT robot : http://www.isobotrobot.com

 
Comment by jen
2007-09-18 02:54:53

I don’t need to spend $75 for a translation. MEOW = “DUH”

 
Comment by faceless
2007-10-04 16:22:40

this story is four years old!

thanks to the commenters for a good few laughs

 
Comment by Paulos
2007-10-08 14:22:12

What you need is one that translates what a woman really means. Am I right gentlemen?

Not even the Japanese can come up with the technology for that!

 
Comment by Leah
2007-10-12 06:31:29

Hahaha that’s hilarious…

 
Comment by molly
2007-11-09 20:59:31

i want to translate my kitty mocha from a concerned 12 year old

 
Comment by Matty
2008-08-24 21:59:26

Now if we could reverse it and turn English to Cat, then perhaps back from cat to Chinese… hmmm

 
Comment by amada
2008-09-04 23:45:19

there’s no need for that stuff. Cats enjoys us guessing their moods. it’s like games to them.

 
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