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Cat owners with a "doggie door," get ready for the product you didn't know you needed:
The annual Consumer Electronics Show in recently went down in Las Vegas, where a pair of Swiss brothers unveiled a cat door that stops cats from bringing living or dead prey inside your house.
Twins Oliver and Denis Wilder are the founders of Flappie, which they said was inspired by their mother's struggles to keep the family cats from bringing mice inside their house.
Oliver Wilder, who leads the engineering efforts at Flappie, said on the company's website, "We want cat owners to finally breathe a sigh of relief -- without fear of little, fluffy 'surprises' on their carpets."
The product features an AI-powered detection system that refuses to allow felines to enter the home if it is carrying a mouse, bird, or other small prey in its mouth.
The smart door also features a manual locking system that the homeowner can operate. It also includes a chip detection option that ensures the flap only opens for the specific microchipped pet.
Flappie uses Internet connectivity so the door can be operated and camera footage can be reviewed via a smartphone app.
The startup product is expected to retail for $399, or $199 if the buyer subscribes to a two-year monthly subscription to the smartphone app at $8.90 a month.