Polaroid, the same 75 year old camera company that is known for instant imaging, has entered the extreme adventure arena with the XS80 action camera. And take this, it’s not their first foray into a category that’s dominated by big brands like GoPro. Last year, Polaroid released their first rugged shooters: the XS7, XS20, and [...]
Early last year, the Internet was abuzz over a conceptual camera called Socialmatic. Created by Italian designer Antonio De Rosa, the product became interesting to a lot of people due to its concept: a real-life Instagram camera where you can instantly print photos. It became so popular that De Rosa has decided to start and build [...]
Last year, Samsung introduced some Android fun to the point-and-shoot camera category with their innovative Galaxy Camera. This year, at CES 2013, Polaroid grabs the spotlight from Samsung as they recently unveiled the Polaroid iM1836 — the first ever interchangeable lens camera that runs on Android. The iM1836 camera is infused with the latest 4.1 [...]
Even though Polaroid™ suffered setbacks and even declared bankruptcy not too long ago, they show no signs of fading away – and we like it that way! We recently covered their new Polaroid Z2300 Instant Printing Digital Camera. I think it is quite safe to say that alot (if not most) photographers are a fan [...]
In a day where digital reigns supreme and traditional film is largely pushed aside, companies like Polaroid are having trouble staying afloat. Luckily, it seems that the company is going back to their roots with the recently debuted Polaroid Z2300. This camera is largely your typical point and shoot but adds in a bit of instant printing [...]
The rise of phoneotography and Instagram has made devices like Polaroid’s instant cameras feel outdated and “old.” That’s why ten former Polaroid employees created the PX Cool film to help preserve the art form and keep it from being forgotten. The PX Cool, which is part of The Impossible Project, is an improved Polaroid instant film — [...]
If there’s a smart phone, then there’s a smart camera, right? Yes. Polaroid recently unveiled at CES 2012 its latest shooter: the Polaroid SC1630 Smart Camera. The camera is not your usual point-and-shoot as it is powered by Android. Yes, you read it right. The same mobile OS that powers most of the smartphones in [...]
With all of the news and rumors flying around at warp speed over the last several days, it’s nice to see that some companies haven’t lost sight of the fun in photography (ok there’s not literally “fun” in “photography”, but you get my drift). In an attempt to find some of that fun again – [...]
I have always been spellbound by papercraft. If you think about it, paper is such a simple material to work with. But after a couple of strokes and many folds later, you end up with something so beautiful and so different from what you originally started with. While I think it’s true that beauty is [...]
So, Polaroid has just released their new Z340 instant digital camera. Sounds cool, right? How does that work? It’s pretty cool, and is a homage to the instant polaroids that we remember growing up. Basically, it gives you the “classic Polaroid instant experience”, according to the press release, and it features an integrated photo printer. [...]