App Could Help Find Replacement for Your Dead Pet

Losing a pet is one of the most difficult experiences we go through. And finding a new four-legged friend can be daunting. But a new iOS app wants to make it easier for you to find replacement pets— provided you're looking for a near-identical match.

PetMatch uses image recognition to find adoptable cats and dogs that look like pets in any given picture. Though Superfish, the company behind the app, isn't exactly touting it as a search engine to replace dead pets— the company describes it as a tool to find your "picture perfect pet" — the app will no doubt prove useful to parents who don't want to tell the kids what really happened to Fluffy. Read more...