Polaroid PoGo Digital Photo Printer, Using Zero Ink (Zink) Technology
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- Amazon Sales Rank: #19 in Consumer Electronics
- Brand: Polaroid
- Model: CZU-10011B
- Released on: 2008-07-01
- Dimensions: .50 pounds
Features
- The revolutionary PoGo is portable
- stylish and practical
- coming with everything you need to print the most impressive instant digital photos withoutink. Because of its small
- compact size
- you can slip it into your pocket andtake it everywhere with you. It doesn't even use an ink cartridge or ink ribbon
Editorial Reviews
Manufacturer's Description


ZINK stands for Zero Ink - a new and simpler approach to printing where high quality, colourful, durable and affordable prints are magically created -- all without a drop of ink. The ZINK Technology, invented by ZINK Imaging, encompasses both the ZINK Paper and the intelligence embedded in every ZINK-enabled device. Over 100 patents and patents pending were generated in the development of this breakthrough technology.
The heart of this new "ZINK" category of printing is the ZINK Paper. The patented ZINK Paper is an advanced composite material with embedded yellow, magenta and cyan dye crystals, activated with 200 million heat pulses, in 30 seconds, in a single pass. With 100 billion crystals in a 2 x 3-inch print, the paper is 100- percent inkless. A ZINK-enabled printer uses heat to activate and colourize these crystals. Because there is no ink, every ZINK-enabled device has the unique benefits of being small, simple, elegant, and ecu-friendly.
Polaroid is leveraging the ZINK Technology to bring a new family of digital instant products to the marketplace.
THE POLAROID DIGITAL INSTANT MOBILE PHOTO PRINTER IS THE FIRST ZINK-ENABLED DEVICE AVAILABLE.
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Customer Reviews
Lots of fun, but know what to expect.
If you're thinking of buying the pogo, you should know beforehand exactly what you're getting.
As it currently stands, the printer is more of a fun/arty toy. I have a polaroid izone, which was great fun when I was able to get film for it, and if you've ever owned one then you'll already have an idea of what to expect. The pictures aren't large (2x3 inches) but I really like that, they'd be a perfect size to keep in a wallet if you wanted. The sticky back is handy, and I've found that it won't peel paint from walls when removed.
The cost of paper means each picture should average between 20p and 30p, the cheapest I've found works out to 21.4p each.
The printer itself is larger than I expected at roughly 120 x 71 x 23mm, but that's still a very manageable size.
You shouldn't buy the Pogo if you want professional quality prints; the colours aren't totally accurate (in my experience, dark red/brown may come out a little pink-ish and in most cases colours won't be as vivid as the original) and although I don't know the exact DPI equivalent, it's certainly not going to rival a photo printer.
Depending on why you buy it, however, these points may not actually count against. The quality of Polaroid photos was always a little different anyway, that was the cost of immediate images and this printer is no different. I actually like the colours being a little abnormal, it seems more authentic.
Bare in mind that since the colour reproduction is reliant upon the paper rather than the printer, there's always the possibility that Polaroid will bring out new paper and maybe even firmware updates to complement it, though that's entirely speculation.
No need to shake it!
I've just got my second pogo (bought the bundle with paper as I know how much you get through once you start) as I had to relinquish my first one to my niece! It's amazing how useful this little gadget is - my niece has been using it for school projects (much cheaper than one of those photobooks you can make online)and I have now used it to put photos on shoe boxes, on a card for my gran (me in Florence)and even on the dog's bed. It's as much fun as the old instamatics and if you're a dab hand with your mobile phone cam, you get good quality results. Useful note for those not happy with print quality - make sure you always run the blue sheet (in the media pack) through first, it does something to clean the unit I think, I forgot once and noticed a drop in quality.
A fun little printer
My pogo arrived today and I'm very pleased with it. I had read a few early reviews from various sited that said that colours were either washed out or not a true representation of the actual image so I didn't have very high expectations of it. The prints that I have done so far either meet or exceed my expectations of it, some have turned out very close to the original shot, others are sometimes slightly too yellow or red in places. If you buy this printer as a modern replacement for the original Polaroid instant cameras then you won't be disappointed as they too were never renowned for their photo quality. It's a neat little printer that does what it's intended for well, having fun with instant prints. If you are wanting something that gives the same quality prints as a regular photo printer then look elsewhere.
