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Pasadena Inventor Creates Feed-Your-Dog-by-Smartphone App

Published on Friday, January 4, 2013 | 9:00 am
 
Carlos Herrera, Founder and President, Pintofeed

A Pasadena man has developed a wire-less pet-feeder owners can control from Smartphone that ensures their animals never miss a meal.

The gadget’s inventor, Carlos Herrera, says Pintofeed not only dispenses food, either on schedule or by phone command, but it also monitors your pet’s health and sends alerts via Twitter and Facebook, reporting on feeding and start and end times – even the amount consumed.

Herrera said the machine uses the information it collects to create feeding schedules and it monitors food intake and nutritional habits. Pintofeed is made of high-impact plastic and can hold up to 10 pounds of dry food.

Pintofeed has two compartments, a 5-pound container and a 10-pound container. On the average, there is enough food for one and two weeks, respectively.

And users of the product can simply down the application to the cell phone. The app will be available for iPhone, Android and Window 8 phones.

Herrera said Pintofeed will be released to the public in July 2013, adding that limited amounts are due in early 2013 before full production begins. The cost for Pintofeed is $149.

The 32-year-old entrepreneur, who doesn’t own a pet, came up with the concept for Pintofeed in March 2012 from a special friend at work.

The intent was to build a convenient product for the pet owner that could promote healthy eating to their pets. So with his team have their respective backgrounds in robotics and artificial intelligence, Pintofeed was born.

Well, that and with assistance of the company’s test canine — “Underdog.”

Herrera said the feedback from potential customers has been incredible – especially in Pasadena residents who work long hours in the city.

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