Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #546 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Polaroid
• Model: CZU-10011B
• Released on: 2008-07-01
• Dimensions: .0" h x .0" w x .0" l, .50 pounds

Features

• Print 2x3" borderless images
• Prints without ink using ZINK
• Pocket-size

Manufacturer's Description

Polaroid PoGo™ Instant Mobile Printer

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The world’s smallest Digital Portable Photo Printer

Most printers sit on a desk, plugged in to a PC and the mains. Polaroid PoGoTM sits in your hand, no wires, no mess and no fuss! Barely bigger than your mobile phone, and coming in at a lightweight 8 ounces, this amazing PoGoTM can print anywhere, anytime.

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Inkless paper

Zero Ink (ZINK) technology simply means NO INK, so gone are the days of replacing expensive cartridges, ribbons or print heads. All you have to do is buy ZINK Photo Paper™ which is available in 10, 30 and 70 packs here on Amazon.

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Bluetooth printing from your mobile phone

Here is the really clever part, how about printing wirelessly using Bluetooth from your mobile phone? Take a snap on your camera mobile phone, connect your phone with the Polaroid PoGoTM Instant Mobile Printer using Bluetooth and wirelessly print your photos. Amazing!

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Sticky backed prints

Each PoGoTM print is a handy 2" x 3" with no white borders. Not only that but if you want to you can peel the back off and stick your pictures anywhere you like. Perfect for the fridge, the album or even to wear as a badge! A handy sized print to carry with you.

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60 Seconds printing time

Watch as your photos print in under a minute from the simply breathtakingly small Polaroid PoGoTM Instant Mobile Printer! The little time it takes to print a photo enables you to print more copies of your favourite photo and share it with your friends immediately!

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Pictbridge printing

The PoGoTM even has a USB connection so that you can conveniently plug in your digital camera, connect via Pictbridge using a USB cable and print off your snaps. Right before your eyes!

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Rechargeable battery

The PoGoTM is driven by the latest in rechargeable lithium-ion battery technology. Charge fully or just charge for 5 minutes to print only a couple of pictures. Don’t worry about losing power – the fully-charged battery will produce up to 15 prints.

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ZINK Technology

ZINK Technology: A radically new way to print - instantly

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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The perfect gift

With all these wonderful features and affordable price, the Polaroid PoGoTM will make the perfect gift for any of your friends and family.

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Copyright © 2008 Polaroid Corporation

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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.

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.

Polaroid Pogo Photo Printer - is it worth it?
Fantastic little printer. Any printer that that doesn't need ink cartridges is a good start for me. I bought this last week for just under £90. I got it within 4 days on the free postage. Once it arrived it was really easy to charge, set up and use. The initial battery charging only took two hours. I hooked up my phone to it using the bluetooth function in no time at all, and then I was able to start printing a few test photos straight away. I took it out with me at the weekend and it was great. It was small enough to carry in my pocket without causing an inconvenience. I took some photos with my phone during the night out and was able to print off whichever one I chose to immediately. All my friends were impressed and even more so with the quality of the prints. Considering the number of people looking at the print it was also a good thing the prints don't smudge either.

Overall I'm really happy with my purchase and would recommend this to anyone. An excellent purchase which I'm sure I soon won't be able to do without, and a bargain for the price.