Polaroid debuted its would-be comeback kid gadget, the PoGo, during CES, but we were a bit busy at the time. It looks like they’ve attached a shabby camera to the Zink/PoGo instant printer and made an interface for cropping and so on. Sounds less than compelling at first, but then of course that’s pretty much what the original Polaroids were. Bad glass and crappy film. But they were awesome.
For at least a few more years, having your picture on a piece of paper will remain valuable. Not so much as when you know it’s the only copy (as in old Polaroids or photo booths), but it’s a lot of fun to print yourself out instantly and you know it. Plus they work as stickers. How hot is that? 2×3″ stickers are the perfect size to put on a bathroom stall wall and deface.
when i first heard about it i thought what’s the point but i’m getting married this year and one of these by the guest book for friends and family to add their mugshot to their comments is a great idea. Initially I was going to get a photo printer but this cuts the need for one out altogether. We’re then off travelling and the new wife wants to do a journal and loves the idea of sticking the photos into her book then and there rather than waiting till we get home. So now I’m sold. It’s a great idea and the sticky backs is the killer.