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Sony continues to get green with an innovative new concept camera called the Twirl N'Take, which allows the user to spin a disk and generate enough power for a single digital snapshot. Also, if you're still worried that your fellow Greenpeace canvassers will give you a hard time about your gadget habit, the body of the camera is made of "plant-based" materials for maximum bio-friendliness. Unfortunately, twirling isn't the most efficient power source, so there's no screen - you have to hook up to a computer to see your photo. Frankly it looks a little useless, camera wise, but you have to give Sony points for where they're going, although it doesn't look they plan to bring the thing to market anytime soon anyway.

For a fun game, by the way, I recommend going to this Japanese website describing the TnT, letting Google translate it for you, and then trying to figure out how the camera works - "Power is the main floor at the top of the rollers and performed by someone around. 10 to 15 s move to a single click of the shutter can be." Still some bugs to work out of that translation software, I guess.

[via Engadget]