Polaroid CZA-10011 PoGo Instant Mobile Printer [2x3-in Borderless, Color Images, Zero Ink Printing Technology]

One of the major downsides of the digital photography era is the fact that you have to somehow get the pictures off of the camera. For most, this means connecting them to your computer and downloading them on to your hard drive. From there you have to print them out and most users aren’t exactly Ansel Adams when it comes to the processing of high-quality images. The end result, an often-disappointing rendition. Remember the Polaroid cameras? Point, shoot, print. The images weren’t the best but at least you got instant print gratification. Tipping their caps to those by-gone days, Polaroid has announced the release of their new PoGo Instant Mobile Printer.

The Polaroid CZA-10011 PoGo is a portable digital printer that you connect directly to your cell phone or digital camera and instant gratification is the name of the game. It allows you to print out full-color, 2×3-in borderless pictures in less than a minute. So where do you put the ink cartridges? There aren’t any. The PoGo prints without ink using ZINK Zero Ink Printing Technology from ZINK Imaging. Now you can completely by-pass your computer using the included interface cable or integrated Bluetooth and print and share your pictures just about anywhere.

The entire device is not much bigger than the digital camera into which it plugs and it weighs in at only 8-oz, so it’s high on portability. The paper that it uses produces water-resistant, smudge-proof, tear-proof, photos complete with a sticky backing just in case you want to adhere them to something. You get the PoGo printer, connection cable, AC adapter, rechargeable lithium-ion battery, and 10 sheets of Digital Instant ZINK Photo Paper to get started. Polaroid claims that you can get 15 prints from a single battery charge.

You can get your own Polaroid PoGo Instant Mobile Printer at www.amazon.com for $49.48. It’s available in black, red, or pink and an 80-pack of the ZINK photo paper will cost you $19.99.