Updated 5:21am 12 April 2012

Virtual pet for lazy owners

IT WILL not leave a dirty litter tray or cry for walks in the rain – the ideal pet for lazy animal lovers is launched today.

EyePet, from electronics giant Sony, is a computer game enabling players to view themselves on screen with their virtual animal in their living room.

Players are filmed by video camera connected to a PlayStation 3 console and can give commands to their creatures simply by moving around in front of their TV.

A Sony spokesman said: “You can teach your EyePet brand new games to play. The more he learns, the more exciting new tasks you’ll get to teach him.”

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