Polaroid, the camera company that brought us the first instant camera 40 years ago is making news again with the introduction of the Polaroid PoGo™ an inkless pocket sized photo printer that no doubt will find a loyal fan base. This little guy who's name is short for Polaroid-on-the-go - prints full-color, 2-inch by 3-inch photos from cell phones via Bluetooth and from digital cameras via PictBridge. The PoGo will debut on July 6th in the U.S. for $149 MRSP while the ZINK Photo Paper™ will retail for between 33 and 40 cents per print; 10-packs cost $3.99, while 30 packs cost $9.99. Tom Petters, Chairman of Polaroid: “ZINK™ Zero Ink™ Printing Technology elevates instant printing to a whole new level. With Polaroid PoGo™, you don’t have to process pictures at your personal computer anymore – the convenient pocket size means printing and sharing photos can once again be a social activity.” I, for one will be anxious to compare the print quality of the PoGo with that of my Canon Selfphy, granted they are not necessarily meant to compete.
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Pleasantly Pleased With Canon Selphy CP740
On Friday I received my new Canon Selphy CP740 photo printer in the mail. I'd not done the research that usually would have gone into a gadget purchase on my part. In this case, I was cashing in points from one of my many rewards programs and was pleased to find that I had enough for this device. The order went in and I'd thought little of it until receiving notification that a parcel had arrived.
The Selphy is a tiny device dwarfed by my HP Officejet 6210 All-in-One, it is capable of printing postcard size (4 x 6) 100 year prints in 16.8 million colors. It's very easy to load both the print cartridges and paper, and prints either via Direct Print which is very handy or USB. I love the prints! I'm not one to print photos normally, just post them online or e-mail them around, but since the printer was not really costing me I thought why not? The only knock on it that I can see after very limited use is the speed of printing, about a minute per print, but it's amusing to watch as it lays down the colors in separate passes. If you are old enough to remember the Polaroid cameras it's a little like watching those pictures come to life... I'm sure there are better photo printers available, but this little guy has found a spot on my desk!
The Selphy is a tiny device dwarfed by my HP Officejet 6210 All-in-One, it is capable of printing postcard size (4 x 6) 100 year prints in 16.8 million colors. It's very easy to load both the print cartridges and paper, and prints either via Direct Print which is very handy or USB. I love the prints! I'm not one to print photos normally, just post them online or e-mail them around, but since the printer was not really costing me I thought why not? The only knock on it that I can see after very limited use is the speed of printing, about a minute per print, but it's amusing to watch as it lays down the colors in separate passes. If you are old enough to remember the Polaroid cameras it's a little like watching those pictures come to life... I'm sure there are better photo printers available, but this little guy has found a spot on my desk!
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