About Polaroid PoGo.

Polaroid PoGo- What is Polaroid.

Polaroid PoGo. What do you think of when you hear the phrase Polaroid PoGo?

If you are anything like I am you think pictures first. That is a typical response, actually almost a conditioned response depending what generation you were born in. So let us take a look at the company known as the Polaroid Corporation.

The Polaroid Corporation was founded in 1937. It was founded by Edwin H. Land in Concord, Massachusetts. In fact, their headquarters are still there. The company became most famous for their instant film cameras which first showed in the market in 1948.

The instant camera’s remained very popular until February 2008 when the company decided to cease the production of instant camera and camera products to concentrate their efforts on the digital photography world of today.

A fact of interest is that there was a battle between Polaroid and Kodak for the patent for the instant camera and Kodak lost the battle.

In addition to the instant camera Polaroid was one of the first companies that made digital cameras. Their PDC-2000 was introduced in 1996. Despite the success of the instant camera, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on the 11th of October, 2001 and was sold to a subsidiary of Bank One.

Even with a good product like the instant camera and instant film, the company was not able to withstand the changing times and was forced into bankruptcy. With the increase in digital photography, the need for film ceased. Therefore, so has the likes of the Polaroid Corporation.

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The World's Smallest Digital Portable Photo Printer

Most printers sit on a desk, plugged in to a PC and the mains. Polaroid PoGo sits in your hand, no wires, no mess and no fuss! Barely bigger than your mobile phone, and coming in at a lightweight 8 ounces, this amazing PoGo can print anywhere, anytime.

Inkless Paper

Zero Ink (ZINK) technology simply means NO INK, so gone are the days of replacing expensive cartridges, ribbons or print heads. All you have to do is buy ZINK Photo Paper which is available in 10, 30 and 70 packs.

Polaroid PoGo Media, 30 sheet pack, inkless Media producing 50mm x 76.2mm Digital Instant prints.

Product Description
This photo paper pack includes three lots of 10 sheets, designed for use with your PoGO pocket-sized photo printer. These special sheets are waterproof, smudge-proof, and absorb colours to really bring out the best in your photos! Each sheet is borderless and sticky-backed, meaning you can peel it off and place it wherever you like! Format: 2"x3" (5.08 cm x 7.62 cm)

ZINK Technology: A radically new way to print - instantly

ZINK stands for Zero Ink - a new and simpler approach to printing where high quality, colourful, durable and affordable prints are magically created -- all without a drop of ink. The ZINK Technology, invented by ZINK Imaging, encompasses both the ZINK Paper and the intelligence embedded in every ZINK-enabled device. Over 100 patents and patents pending were generated in the development of this breakthrough technology.

The heart of this new "ZINK" category of printing is the ZINK Paper. The patented ZINK Paper is an advanced composite material with embedded yellow, magenta and cyan dye crystals, activated with 200 million heat pulses, in 30 seconds, in a single pass. With 100 billion crystals in a 2 x 3-inch print, the paper is 100- percent inkless. A ZINK-enabled printer uses heat to activate and colourize these crystals. Because there is no ink, every ZINK-enabled device has the unique benefits of being small, simple, elegant, and ecu-friendly.

Polaroid is leveraging the ZINK Technology to bring a new family of digital instant products to the marketplace.

THE POLAROID DIGITAL INSTANT MOBILE PHOTO PRINTER IS THE FIRST ZINK-ENABLED DEVICE AVAILABLE.

Bluetooth Printing From Your Mobile Phone

Here is the really clever part, how about printing wirelessly using Bluetooth from your mobile phone? Take a snap on your camera mobile phone, connect your phone with the Polaroid PoGo Instant Mobile Printer using Bluetooth and wirelessly print your photos. Amazing!

Sticky Backed Prints

Each PoGo print is a handy 2" x 3" with no white borders. Not only that but if you want to you can peel the back off and stick your pictures anywhere you like. Perfect for the fridge, the album or even to wear as a badge! A handy sized print to carry with you.

60 Seconds Printing Time

Watch as your photos print in under a minute from the simply breathtakingly small Polaroid PoGo Instant Mobile Printer! The little time it takes to print a photo enables you to print more copies of your favourite photo and share it with your friends immediately!

Pictbridge Printing

The PoGo even has a USB connection so that you can conveniently plug in your digital camera, connect via Pictbridge using a USB cable and print off your snaps. Right before your eyes!

Rechargeable Battery

The latest in rechargeable lithium-ion battery technology. Charge fully or just charge for 5 minutes to print only a couple of pictures. Don't worry about losing power - the fully-charged battery will produce up to 15 prints.

About Zink Technology

Zero Ink

ZINK stands for Zero Ink - a new and simpler approach to printing where high quality, colourful, durable and affordable prints are created -- all without a drop of ink. The ZINK Technology encompasses both the ZINK Paper and the intelligence embedded in every ZINK-enabled device. Over 100 patents and patents pending were generated in the development of this breakthrough technology.

The patented ZINK Paper is an advanced composite material with embedded yellow, magenta and cyan dye crystals, activated with 200 million heat pulses, in 30 seconds, in a single pass. With 100 billion crystals in a 2 x 3 inch print, the paper is 100-percent inkless. A ZINK-enabled printer uses heat to activate and colourize these crystals. Because there is no ink, every ZINK-enabled device has the benefits of being small, simple and ecu-friendly.

ZINK Technology: A radically new way to print - instantly

ZINK stands for Zero Ink - a new and simpler approach to printing where high quality, colourful, durable and affordable prints are magically created -- all without a drop of ink. The ZINK Technology, invented by ZINK Imaging, encompasses both the ZINK Paper and the intelligence embedded in every ZINK-enabled device. Over 100 patents and patents pending were generated in the development of this breakthrough technology.

The heart of this new "ZINK" category of printing is the ZINK Paper. The patented ZINK Paper is an advanced composite material with embedded yellow, magenta and cyan dye crystals, activated with 200 million heat pulses, in 30 seconds, in a single pass. With 100 billion crystals in a 2 x 3-inch print, the paper is 100- percent inkless.

A ZINK-enabled printer uses heat to activate and colourize these crystals. Because there is no ink, every ZINK-enabled device has the unique benefits of being small, simple, elegant, and ecu-friendly.

Polaroid is leveraging the ZINK Technology to bring a new family of digital instant products to the marketplace.

THE POLAROID DIGITAL INSTANT MOBILE PHOTO PRINTER IS THE FIRST ZINK-ENABLED DEVICE AVAILABLE.