Polaroid PoGo™ Family of Products: Taking Instant Photography Digital
More than 60 years ago, Polaroid created the gold standard of instant photography with the instant film camera, empowering friends and families to instantly capture memories with instant pictures. Millions of memories later, Polaroid is taking instant photography digital with the Polaroid PoGo™ family of products.
Backed by the power of ZINK™ Zero Ink™ Printing Technology from ZINK Imaging, Polaroid PoGo™ products combine the best of digital photography with the company’s instant roots and allow users to print their digital images instantly. In 2009, Polaroid introduces the Polaroid PoGo™ Instant Digital Camera, which follows the introduction of the Polaroid PoGo™ Instant Mobile Printer that hit store shelves in July 2008.
Polaroid PoGo™ Instant Digital Camera
The Polaroid PoGo™ Instant Digital Camera is the first digital camera and printer combination available in the U.S. and Europe that is portable enough to take anywhere. The digital version of Polaroid’s iconic instant camera, the Polaroid PoGo™ Instant Digital Camera allows consumers to capture, view, crop and even add borders, then print their memories in less than 60 seconds on 2x3-inch, peel-off, sticky-backed paper. The Polaroid PoGo™ Instant Digital Camera easily connects to a PC or Mac where photos can be uploaded and saved from the camera’s 16 MB internal memory or SD card (not included).
- Available in March 2009: The Polaroid PoGo™ Instant Digital Camera will be available at retailers beginning in March. It will retail for $199.
Polaroid PoGo™ Instant Mobile Printer
The Polaroid PoGo™ Instant Mobile Printer is the first truly mobile digital printer, and prints images from a cell phone via Bluetooth or a digital camera with a USB cord. It uses the same paper as the Polaroid PoGo™ Instant Digital Camera and creates the same 2x3-inch, sticky-backed-photos.
- Available since July 2008: The Polaroid PoGo™ Instant Mobile Printer is available at Best Buy, Target and other retailers. It retails for $99.
ZINK Photo Paper™
The Polaroid PoGo™ family of products creates full-color, digital photos without ink cartridges or ribbons using ZINK™ Zero Ink™ Printing Technology from ZINK Imaging.
- No ink involved. ZINK Photo Paper™ is a composite material that houses cyan, yellow and magenta dye crystals in a protective polymer overcoat. Before printing, the dye crystals are colorless, so the photo paper appears white.
- Heat activation brings photos to life. Heat activates and colorizes the ZINK™ dye crystals, so digital photos can be shared instantly, developing in less time than a traditional Polaroid photo.
- ZINK Photo Paper™ available wherever Polaroid PoGo™ products are sold. Ten-packs of paper cost $4.99 and 30-packs cost $12.99.