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More and more, we're seeing technologies that allow pets to play with toys while the owner isn't around. One of the latest is a planned new product called Kittyo, which will allow owners to play with their pets even when they're not home.

We’ve seen Volkswagen tease us with extreme variations of its iconic GTI now and again. Now the Golf R 400, a 400 hp AWD hot-hatch concept, boasting a top speed of 280 km/h (174 mph) and a blistering quick 0-100 km/h (62 mph) time of 3.9 seconds, has been unveiled at the Beijing Auto Show.

At this week's Beijing Motor Show, Audi transformed its TT into an off-road-ready, AWD crossover based closely on the Allroad Shooting Brake concept. Audi hasn't announced any plans for a production car based on the TT offroad concept, but it's certainly hinting at the possibility.

Lexus has revealed the production version of its NX crossover at this week's Beijing Auto Show. The small CUV has lost much of the crazy-eyed flair that it had in LF-NX concept form, but it does pack the marque's first gas turbo engine under its hood.

Building Trust International has announced the winners of its 2014 Moved To Care competition. The competition sought design solutions for providing healthcare to rural and isolated areas in Asia. The winning designs are a medical clinic on wheels and a clinic built from a retired shipping container.

TV and movie streaming services like Netflix have been around for years now, but still continue to gain popularity. Perhaps due to the production logistics, streaming live music from gigs has been less commonplace. Wayra-supported Living Indie is one firm trying to crack this market.

Lytro has revealed its second-generation light field camera, the Illum. With a larger 40-megaray sensor, and a 30-250-mm equivalent zoom lens with a constant F2 aperture, the new shooter is a much more serious affair than its predecessor.

Hitachi has announced that it’s installing the world's fastest ultra-high-speed elevators in the Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre skyscraper in Guangzhou, China. Making up two out of a total of 95 elevators in the building, the new lifts can reach record-breaking speeds of 1,200 m/min.

Physiotherapists have traditionally used fairly rudimentary manual goniometers (medical protractors) to measure the movement of body parts. BPMphysio is a wearable device that uses a variety of sensors to measure movement accurately. It is aimed at helping to improve physio care.

Electric skateboards as a form of urban transport are certainly building up some momentum. Florida-based start-up Marbel is the latest to set its wheels in motion, this week launching a crowdfunding campaign for what it claims to be the world's lightest electric vehicle – the 9.9 lb Marbel.

Despite the fact that LG is yet to raise the curtain on its latest flagship handset, it’s already started showing off accessories for the device. The QuickCircle case provides a user with some significant functionality before they even open the case, letting them place calls, take pictures and more.

Although the iPhone may indeed pack a whole plethora of features, it still lacks a USB port. This means that it can't share files with a Mac or PC via a regular flash drive. The iStick, however, isn't regular. According to its creators, it's the world's first Lightning-to-USB flash drive.