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Polaroid CZA-10011B PoGo Instant Mobile Printer (Black) | 
| Brand: Polaroid
List Price: $49.99
Buy New: $32.99
as of 3/14/2010 13:25 CDT details
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New (43) Used (5) from $31.99
Rating:  120 reviews
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Modem: None
Battery: 1 Rechargeable lithium-ion battery
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 4.7 x 2.8 x 0.9
MPN: CZA-10011B
Model: CZA-10011B
UPC: 074100733533
EAN: 0074100733533
Release Date: June 26, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Portable photo printer delivers full-bleed borderless images that are dry to the touch | | • | Features automatic image quality optimization with water-resistant, tear-proof, smudge-proof and peel-off prints | | • | Prints 2 x 3-inch borderless color images in under a minute | | • | Wireless-capable Bluetooth hard drive interface; USB 2.0 hard drive interface | | • | For use with digital cameras and select cell phones |
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Product Description
As mobile as you are! The Polaroid PoGo Instant Mobile Printer lets you share photos whether you are on vacation or just hanging out with your friends. Bring Polaroid magic from your camera cell phone or digital camera with ZINK Zero Ink Printing Technology from ZINK Imaging.Mobile and easy-to-use, the Polaroid PoGo Instant Mobile Printer provides an innovative way to share digital photos directly from your camera cell phone or digital camera, instantly.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 120
 Good fun for the creative folks out there... September 21, 2008
Rick (San Diego, CA United States)
170 out of 170 found this review helpful
I purchased the Polaroid PoGo today and have done a fair bit of "playing" with this compact little printer over the past couple of hours. In fact, I have already used the first package of 10 sheets of Zink (Zero Ink) paper that come with the printer. So my first recommendation is; if you are planning on buying a PoGo, I highly recommend getting extra paper so you can get through your "testing" phase without having to purchase more paper. However, don't go crazy and buy too much, there are expiration dates on the paper which may affect your picture quality if you take to long to "expose" (print) them.
Connectivity:
I have tested the Bluetooth capabilities with my Motorola Q, Laptop Computer (Bluetooth enabled), my desk-top Windows Vista computer (with Radio Shack "Bluespoon" Bluetooth 2.0 adaptor added) and my PictBridge capable Canon Powershot A 640 camera (directly connected to PoGo via USB cable) and the printer worked like a charm in all of the above tests!
Speed of Printing:
Print time is about 1 minute per photo. There was no noticeable change in print speed with any of the tests I performed. Using the Bluetooth (wireless) connection or plugging in your USB cable directly from your camera did not seem to make any difference as to how fast the image printed.
Image Quality:
Not great...but not the worst I have seen either...The pictures I printed from my camera (via USB connection) looked better than my pictures from my cell phone, but this was likely due to the higher megapixel image created by my camera versus the 1 megapixel image from my cell phone. However, the "white balance" of both my camera and cell phone images were a little "off". The whites were extremely white (almost washed-out) and the dark (shadow areas) were very dark. So if you stay away from printing bright "beach / snow" images or dark "night" photographs you will be OK. Photos with lots of color (flowers, for example) looked pretty good when printed with the PoGo.
Cool things to do:
The adhesive on the back of the photo paper is a nice feature of this product. This makes it possible to add pictures to your hand written journals. You can stick them to business card magnets and put photos all over your refrigerator. You can make photo luggage tags, cards and much, much more.
If you don't need the highest quality image, but want to do some fun, creative stuff with photographs I would definitely recommend the PoGo. If you are a photographer hoping that the PoGo would give you a quick "proof" of what your printed images will look like, then this printer is probably not for you, since the image quality is not as good as you could get with some standard ink jet printers.
Have fun...
Novel Tool for Spontaneous Prints April 24, 2009
R. Frobenius (San Francisco, CA USA)
50 out of 50 found this review helpful
This is a fun little printer mainly for on-the-spot prints. Kids especially like getting prints instantly. The Bluetooth connection works well, as does PictBridge via USB cable directly to camera. The unit is small enough to fit in a jacket pocket - you can take a picture of someone with your cell phone camera, send it to the printer wirelessly, and then magically hand them a print a few minutes later.
Now for the rough spots. While I really enjoy this printer, you should probably be aware of some hassles you may encounter (as I did). The battery life is not super-great - it's rated at 15 pictures, but if it's cold outside you may find the battery dead until you warm the unit up again. The metal case doesn't help matters in this regard. You can bring the charger with you, but be aware that the charger is about as big as the unit itself - a minor annoyance.
Picture quality - there's a reason the prints are so small. The quality is somewhat marginal, but usable. Most people are impressed that the thing exists in the first place and don't scrutinize the prints that much, so the quality is generally good enough. I attended a wedding and started printing lots of prints for an on-the-spot scrapbook. The printer started streaking badly on the prints. There is a cleaning process you can run, but it became quite a time-consuming hassle. Not to mention the waste each time a print was unusable.
I still give it four stars because it's a fun product and usually works well. The Bluetooth connection is a great feature for cell phone pics. Just be aware that you may have some occasional hassles.
Update: I've discovered that I get consistently very good looking results by keeping the special blue cleaning/calibrating sheet that comes with each pack. I run the sheet through before using the printer each day (if it hasn't been used that day), and also after every three prints. The colors come out nice and rich, and no streaks!
Finally, instant pictures again! July 31, 2008
N. A. Nelson (Salt Lake City)
50 out of 50 found this review helpful
I used to take my old Polaroid on every trip and give people a picture of themselves and while they were admiring it would snap another picture--they were always smiling in that second picture. Now I can do it again. I have only printed a few samples but am very happy with the quality (printed from my Canon SD900) and time to print. My only negative comment is that the charger is large and heavy. I am hoping I can find an extra battery as sometimes it is hard to find electricity for charging when traveling. I definitely recommend this product.
Almost brilliant ... July 6, 2008
Carbonadam (USA)
73 out of 79 found this review helpful
The new PoGo mobil printer from Polaroid is a very nifty little gadget. While not a high end printer, this will serve the BBQ, sports, school, birthday party, college campus circles just fine. I also see vast almost unlimited potential for artists. Being an artist myself and a lover of traditional Polaroid film this new portable printer is a new step in the right direction for Polaroid. With no ink to speak of this ZINK, (zero ink) printer removes a very pricey aspect of home based printing. I found a pack of 30 prints for a mere $10 at Best Buy today. I was also the only one waiting to get one of these when the doors opened.
I already see that a digital camera/POGO printer is in the works. taking pictures with this thing is actually all that is lacking. The print size is small but i am sure Polaroid is just testing the waters. With their old technology cameras and film on the way out, it is nice to see a new, simple, clean technology replacing the old before it has even left the shelves. I do love traditional Polaroid film and hope they find a way to keep it around, even if only in a limited/artsy capacity.
The quality on these small prints is decent. Nothing spectacular though. Decent enough for casual prints. Nothing more.
Thoughts for future models:
* Larger Paper Models
* Built in Camera with a macro lens
* Cool Polaroid Special Effects (BW, Old film, Sepia, negative, borders, Etc.)
* Miniature Spy version
* I'm sure I will think of more after a few days.
So that is the skinny so far. great little product with room to grow.
 Polaroid PoGo misses the mark July 22, 2008
Matthew Hunt (Vancouver, Wa USA)
71 out of 82 found this review helpful
I was really excited to buy this product. I charged it up and ran it through a few simple tests.
* Test one; ease of bluetooth (excellent);
* I wish they had support for the iPhone (clearly states it is not supported);
* Test two battery life (very poor);
* Test three color: even with color correcting the photos the prints have a blue green cast in the whites.
Over all, love the concept can't wait until the next generation comes out.
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