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Gadgets Are a Cat's Best Friend

IEEE Spectrum scoured the Web for some of the cutest photos of cats and their favorite devices

Jean Kumagai
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Randi Klett
15 Sep 2010
Photo: EgoAnt/Flickr
“I am awesome at Xbox”: Linkoln the Cat.
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Photo: andreeainjapan
“You will obey my wishes”: Dai-chan the Cat.
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Photo: Beautiful Fairy/Flickr
“I eat gigabytes for breakfast. Nom nom nom”: Moustachio the Cat.
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Photo: tachyonlabs/Flickr
“One Laptop Per Cat”: Balor the Cat.
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Photo: Hajime Nakano
“This app works best with all four paws”: Bichicco the Cat.
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Photo: Forced Perfect/Flickr
“I’m the only firewall you’ll ever need”: Cuddle the Cat.
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Photo: Stanford Moore
“After a long day of intense napping, iTunes really helps me unwind”: Mimi the Cat.
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Photo: Eirik Newth/Flickr
“I ride the Roomba”: Linus the Cat.
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Photo: Cecilia Gonzalez
"I can haz Apple?": Edwin the Cat.
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Photo: Josh Semans/Flickr
“Talkin’ to my BFF. Why?”: Bluebell the Cat.
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Photo: Megen Duffy (notratched)
“Your Kindle? I think not”: Comma the Cat.
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Photo: fofurasfelinas/Flickr
“I know, I know, it’s just a laser pointer—but I can’t help myself!”: Shun the Cat.
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Photo: Edward Walaski
“There, I fixed it”: Jenny the Cat.
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Photo: Winston XP/Flickr
“No Nintendo DS for you!”: Jezebel the Cat.
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Photo: FoxyCoxy/Flickr
“That kitty looks so familiar”: Chester the Cat.
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Photo: Constance Morrill
“Too much Final Fantasy. I’m bushed”: Waffles the Cat.
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Photo: Edward Walaski
“Happiness is a warm laptop”: Fizzgig the Cat.
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Photo: nadinerine/Flickr
“I play Wii now?”: Chewbacca the Cat.
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Photo: Tyson Neil
“This printer and I go way back”: McKenzie the Cat.
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Photo: Ade Rowbotham
"What, you've never heard of power napping?": George the Cat.
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Photo: S2OB/Flickr
“How do I call Mr. Kitty?”: Tiger the Cat.
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Photo: cloudzilla/Flickr
“Look, I’m on TV!”: Fatty the Cat.
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Photo: Melinda.Humphreys/Flickr
“Now hit CTRL+SHIFT+ESC. That should bring up the Task Manager”: Rachael the Cat.
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Photo: Hajime Nakano
“It’s my iPad and I’ll touch it if I want to”: Ahchan the Cat.
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Photo: Very G.
“When you hold it like this, the signal is excellent”: Meatloaf the Cat.
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Photo: andriz/Flickr
“Darn it! Forgot my PIN again”: Geek Cat.
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Photo: raindog808/Flickr
“Just the fax, ma’am”: Woodstock the Cat.
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Photo: Dvorscak/Flickr
“This Robot GIR followed me home. Can I keep him?”: Floyd the Cat.
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Photo: Andrew DeVigal
“Nobody messes with my iPad”: Tao the Cat.
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Photo: Edward Walaski
“No, I haven’t seen your phone”: Jester the Cat.
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Photo: cbowns/Flickr
“Hey, pick up some catnip on the way home. I’m almost out”: Jasmine the Cat.
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Photo: Steven Cherry
“I get so much more done when I telecommute”: Orpheus the Cat.
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Photo: J-Tron/Flickr
“Nothing will be printed on my watch”: Seamus the Cat.
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Photo: Bard Hold Standal
“My Wii remote!”: Tiki the Cat.
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Photo: rainspoo/Flickr
“I dream in Technicolor”: Rusty the Cat.
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Photo: nonky
“The help desk is closed”: Chiara the Cat.
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Do you have cute photos of your dog with gadgetry? Send them to r.silberman@ieee.org for a chance to be featured in our upcoming slideshow!

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Jean Kumagai

Jean Kumagai is the Executive Editor at IEEE Spectrum. She holds a bachelor's degree in science, technology, and society from Stanford University and a master's in journalism from Columbia University.

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Randi Klett

Randi Klett is the photo director at IEEE Spectrum where she oversees all photography selection and shoot production across the print magazine and web properties for Spectrum and The Institute. She’s the cofounder of the IEEE Robots Guide, an award-winning interactive site about robotics. She has a BFA in photographic and imaging arts from the Rochester Institute of Technology.

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