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Bizarre device allows pups to call their owner by picking up and shaking a ball

A bizarre new prototype device lets dogs call their owner by picking up and shaking a ball when they’re home alone. Devised at the University of Glasgow, the device, called ‘DogPhone’, is a toy ball containing an accelerometer – a device that detects the motion of an object.

When the accelerometer senses movement, it initiates a video call on a laptop, allowing dogs to see and interact with their owner while he or she is at work.