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Rugby is a chaotic game at the best of times, so it can be difficult to gauge when illegal actions such as forward passes occur. That's where a new "smart rugby ball" comes in, which is packed with sensors that record its movements.

Nathan Webb and Pasquale Totaro want to make music creation accessible to everyone, and have launched the Oddball to do just that. Combining a very familiar object with wireless tech, digital audio and pressure sensors, their project is essentially a beat maker in a bouncy ball.

​There are already internet-controlled pet toys out there that let users play with their dog or cat when they're not at home. PlayDate, however, is different. It's a ball with a Wi-Fi-connected camera right in it, so users can watch their pets playing from the toy's point of view.​

Building technology into a round ball appears an emerging trend. Just as the globe turns its focus to next month's World Cup, Adidas is unveiling its miCoach Smart Ball with built-in sensors to track everything from the power of your strike to the finesse of your free kick.

iFetch can take the human element out of fetch and allows dogs to make their own fun.

The BallCam system allows relatively steady video to be shot from a spinning, airborne football.

TheO ball is designed to hold your phone within its cushioned grasp, allowing you to literally throw your phone around to play games.

In the new racquet game of 360ball, players hit a ball into a central concave dish, trying to rebound it out of the reach of their opponents.

The design of the 2010 FIFA World Cup's official soccer ball could cause it to behave differently than any ball that has come before it.

The Robotic Weapon or SWAT BOT is a Mil-Sim A5 paintball gun mounted to a brushless, 4WD, RC vehicle that can fire up to 20 shots per second and travel at speeds in excess of 50mph.

The Hyperdog 4-Ball Launcher is a dog tennis ball launcher than fire balls up to 200ft and will tire out most canines before their owners.

In the game of cricket, the express bowler holds a special place. The fastest of the fast bowlers deliver the ball at around 100mph and since the first radar guns were used to measure ball speed, the public has been fascinated with the ongoing quest to be the “fastest bowler in the world." Now you