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Sony Unveils Hand-Powered Digital Camera Prototype

Consumer electronics giant Sony unveiled a prototype hand-powered digital camera called the "Twirl N' Take." In the same vein as previous hand-powered radios and flashlights, 15 seconds of movement generates enough power to snap a photo.

According to reports, the "Twirl N' Take" is shaped like a pizza cutter and includes 3-megapixel mobile phone digital camera technology. Sony doesn't plan to market the device.

Robber Refuses $10 Bill, Instead Forces Victim To Make Change And Takes $4

A 48-year-old robber, who refused to take $10 bill from his victim because he only wanted $4, was caught Tuesday.

Police said that after he took the $4 from his victim, the suspect hurriedly left, only to be captured a few blocks from the place of the incident.

Labrador Rolls Owner's Car Into The River

It was probably the first time a dog had got behind the wheel of his owner's car and driven it into a river. Owner Mark Ewing felt helpless as he watched his black Labrador Charlie jump into the car through an open window, somehow put his Chevy Impala into neutral and roll it down into the Pend Oreille River in Idaho.

The incident took place on Wednesday evening when Ewing had just returned home from picking up a pizza.

Cop Killer Requests Pizzas For Homeless As His Last Wish

A convicted cop killer skipped his own dinner on the eve of his execution and instead requested jail authorities to deliver vegetarian pizzas to any homeless person located near Riverbend Maximum Security Institution. Although the request was denied by jail authorities citing their policy matters, the wish didn't remain unfulfilled, thanks to several volunteers who came forward and donated pizzas to homeless shelters across Nashville.

The pizzas started pouring in at the homeless shelters across the town right beginning Wednesday morning when Nashville's Oasis Center received a delivery of 17 pizzas from a Minneapolis, Minnesota, radio station, CNN.com reports.

Modern Museum To Have Pizza Box As An Artifact

In an attempt to collect artifacts that represent life from modern times, the Finnish National Museum and the Helsinki City Museum are keeping a box for a frozen pizza as one of their several new collectibles.

The artifacts in the museum would represent life from the 21st century and would include items like the pizza box and an edition of the music magazine Sue.