Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Man feeds dog via Twitter

It looks like someone is taking the idea of "Twitter feeds" very literally.


IT consultant and Wales native Nat Morris has come up with an inventive method of feeding his Border Terrier, Toby: treats by tweet.


Morris has set up a food-dispensing system connected to a Twitter account.

Whenever someone tweets a message to Toby's Twitter, @FeedToby, the comment initiates a motor that opens a trap door and buzzes to alert Toby to his incoming treats.

The trap door is attached to an automated container filled with small dog biscuits, and the container releases a few into Toby's bowl.

When a tweet is sent, the sender will receive a message identifying who treated Toby and a picture of the adorable Border Terrier snacking.

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