The first thing you remember is that the floor was trembling and the ceiling cracked - could it have been an earthquake?
You look around and see things from your house in unusual places. Floorboards are strewn about you and your bed is at ninety degrees, trapping your legs.
Suddenly the friendly face of a dog weaves through the rubble and licks your face. It barks, then a human voice asks if you are OK.
This is not a hallucination, Narnia, or your first taste of the afterlife.
You have been saved by a rescue dog fitted out with the latest application of wireless broadcast technology.
Instead of bringing you some alcohol, this modern day St Bernard offers you the chance to communicate in real time video with your human rescuers. Help is at hand.
Paws for thought
The application is called Paws, an acronym for portable, all-terrain, wireless system.
Full article with demo video: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16408904
You look around and see things from your house in unusual places. Floorboards are strewn about you and your bed is at ninety degrees, trapping your legs.
Suddenly the friendly face of a dog weaves through the rubble and licks your face. It barks, then a human voice asks if you are OK.
This is not a hallucination, Narnia, or your first taste of the afterlife.
You have been saved by a rescue dog fitted out with the latest application of wireless broadcast technology.
Instead of bringing you some alcohol, this modern day St Bernard offers you the chance to communicate in real time video with your human rescuers. Help is at hand.
Paws for thought
The application is called Paws, an acronym for portable, all-terrain, wireless system.
Full article with demo video: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16408904
