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Polaroid PoGo Digital Photo Printer, Using Zero Ink (Zink) Technology
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| Price: | £22.55 |
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Dispatched from and sold by Bentham Ltd
24 new or used available from £19.99
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #22 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, because colours are printed directly onto photopaper using an advanced composite material with embedded crystals, activatedwith heat pulses. Prints are water-resistant and smudge-proof. The sp
- ecial sheets of paper used by this printerare borderless and sticky-backed as well, so you can peel them off and stick them onyour wall, on books or anything else you want to decorate with your favourite memories! The PoGo has Bluetooth connectivity,which means no cables are required to print from your mobile phone, a Pictbridgeconnection for printing from your camera, and a USB port, so you can hook upyour computer. The fun PoGo allows users to print and sharedigital photos in a new, innovativ
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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
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.
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 great piece of kit
I ordered one of these having played with a friend's. I was a little concerned by some of the reviews here, but I'd seen one in the flesh, as it were, so was pretty sure it'd be OK. As often happens I found a lot of the negative comments to be wrong or not to be deal breakers (for me).
I've been really impressed with the Pogo so far, and my daughter's been having a great time with it. It's really easy to send photos from my mobile, and the prints come out very quickly. Setting it up was pretty seamless (though it took me a little time to work out which way the paper went in). Once set up you can take the Pogo anywhere and get near instant prints.
My daughter now has photos stuck all over her things. Her generation are more used to seeing photos on PC screens so the prints are a real novelty for her.
The packaging is pretty nice. Looks like Polaroid have been following Apple's example here. (Seems superficial to mention this, but it helps make a good first impression.)
One suggestion I'd make is for the photo paper to have a break on the backing to make it easier to remove it when you want to stick the photo somewhere. (Maybe I just find it tricky because I bite my nails!)
As for the criticisms, the one I'd agree with is: why does it have to come with a non-standard power adaptor? I've not marked it down for this since it seems to be true of all digital cameras in the market (or at least the ones I've seen) so it would be unfair to single the Pogo out. Can't someone legislate to enforce a standard charger?
So apart from that non-dealbreaker, I can definitely recommend the Pogo as a fun gift for anyone who has kids, or is young at heart.
