http://www.techradar.com/news/new-tech-lets-you-turn-your-cat-into-a-tv-remote >If you've ever had to wrestle with your sofa cushions in a quest to find your TV remote, rejoice, it may one day be a long-forgotten hassle. Researchers at the University of Lancaster have developed a system that will let any object in your house become a TV remote – even your sleepy cat. >Using just a simple webcam and the research team's Matchpoint technology, a user only needs to match gesture motions carried out with an object with a rotating icon on screen.