Pooch Selfie...Ok.

I have been reviewing a lot of cool inventions like the markerarm. But now I'm going to review a product that is fully funded, but I personally don't like. It's the Pooch Selfie, a plastic device that attaches to your iPhone (or smartphone) to assist you in taking a selfie with your pup. It has a squishy, squeaky tennis ball you can use to get your pups attention then attach it to the cellphone.  The product design is a single plastic body with friction grips, so it probably won't work well if your cellphone has a case. It would have been better to have a spring loaded grip with pads to ensure the device won't scratch your iPhone and will work with a case. In addition to the design flaws, I doubt you'll have it with you whenever you want to take a selfie with your canine. However, this project is fully funded ($40,000 out of the $7,000 asked), and has decided they will donate Pooch Selfies to animal shelters if they reach their stretch goals. I doubt the customers will find their Pooch Selfie very useful, but it's an inexpensive item anyways so not much harm has been done. If you disagree... make sure to let me know.

CROWD FUNDING LINK: Pooch Selfie: The Best Way to Capture Selfies with Your Dog!

PROS:

• May trick your pup into looking at the camera, or at least close enough.
• Simply design and comes with a ball for fetch
• Not very expensive ($13)
• I can't think of another

CONS:

• Uses friction grips and may scratch your iPhones
• Does not work with all smartphones
• May not even work with a case on
• Awkwardly shaped so you'll probably have to be intentional about using it

Would I buy it?

No, I could probably do with an app that just makes a barking noise to get my dog's attention.

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