Broken your diet already? The computerised chicken that can help
you stay away from the biscuit cupboard    • Scolding chicken
developed at a workshop for children   • Tiny computer that
drives it costs just £28  A credit-card-sized computer that
costs just £28 has been pressed into service to shame those
already struggling with their new year's resolutions.  Academics
at Manchester University's School of Computer Science have used
the groundbreaking Raspberry Pi computer to power a fluffy
chicken that keeps an eye on your stash of forbidden goodies and
clucks out its concern if you weaken and open the cupboard.  And
to make sure your shame is complete, it will also send a tweet
to Twitter.  Scroll down for video  Enlarge   Raspberry Pi
chicken  Step away from the cake! Dr Andrew Robinson of
Manchester University shows how a fluffy animatronic chicken and
a tiny computer that costs just £28 can help you stick to your
diet  The stool-pigeon chicken is powered by software written
for a tiny add-on board for the