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Polaroid Pulls An About-Face, Decides To Re-Launch Instant Film
5:16AM Adam Frucci | Polaroid broke a lot of hearts when it discontinued its instant film cameras. Luckily, new management has realised the error of old management’s ways: they’re re-launching the One Step Camera and instant film in 2010. Booyah! [Polapremium<a>]
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11:30AM Nick Broughall | So now that Polaroid’s dead (despite attempts to revive it), it seems that there’s a void in the market for slightly blown out photos in a solid white frame. Enter Rollip, a web service that will convert your normal digital photos into a polaroid-like shot. More »
Rollip Converts Your Pics To Polaroids, For If You’re Feeling Nostalgic
11:30AM Nick Broughall | So now that Polaroid’s dead (despite attempts to revive it), it seems that there’s a void in the market for slightly blown out photos in a solid white frame. Enter Rollip, a web service that will convert your normal digital photos into a polaroid-like shot. More »
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Last Original Polaroid Instant Film To Be Sold At Urban Outfitters
3:00PM Dan Nosowitz | Polaroid killed production of its iconic instant film, but it hasn’t gone quietly. The very last of the original film, along with Polaroid ONE600 cameras, will be sold in Urban Outfitters to diehards (and dudes with very tight pants). More »
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10:00PM Matt Buchanan | The Polaroid SX-70 was not the first instant camera. Released in 1972, it was the first instant SLR, and the first to use Polaroid’s iconic integral print film that developed automatically. It folded up so it fit in your pocket. More »
Polaroid SX-70: The Joy Of Instant Photography Before Digital
10:00PM Matt Buchanan | The Polaroid SX-70 was not the first instant camera. Released in 1972, it was the first instant SLR, and the first to use Polaroid’s iconic integral print film that developed automatically. It folded up so it fit in your pocket. More »
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AnalogColor Ruins Quality Photos To Create Mock-Polaroid Results
10:00AM Dan Nosowitz | For those who cared enough to be hurt at the death of Polaroid Instant Film but not enough to make it themselves, there’s AnalogColor, which turns your crystal-clear photos into murky, nostalgic simulacrums of the classic format. More »
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Fans Get One Step Closer to Bringing Back Polaroid Film
6:40AM Jason Chen | The NYT just visited the Impossible Project, a group of Polaroid lovers (which include Dutch scientists), who dedicate their time in bringing back Polaroid film. More »
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Seatbelt Camera Straps Buckle Up Your DSLR
12:20AM John Mahoney | Or your Polaroid. End those angry red neck marks left behind by your pack-in strap with these wide, smooth seatbelt vinyl straps. They’re $US20, recycled and made by hand. [Photojojo via Gadget Lab] More »
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New PoGo Instant Digital Camera Still No Instamatic, But Cool Enough
3:45AM Jesus Diaz | No matter what they do, the new Polaroid PoGo Instant digicam will never have the magic nature, heartwarming charm, and craptastic retro quality of their good old Instamatics. But they are kind of cool, anyway. More »
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Tomy Xiao TIP-521 Is Polaroid Wannabe Without All the Charm
6:20AM Jesus Diaz | The Tomy Xiao TIP-521 digital camera uses its built-in Zink printer to print borderless 2 x 3-inch full-colour photographs in less than 60 seconds. In other words, more or less the same as a 30-year-old Polaroid instant camera, but without the completely irresistible charm of seeing a blurry image with crappy colour appear right in front of your very own eyes. You know, like magic! More »
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