We couldn't be happier that Lego master Chris McVeigh—aka Power Pig—is continuing to use his formidable skills to create brick versions of iconic cameras. Following up on his Leica M9-P he brings us this gorgeous Lego version of the Polaroid Land Camera 1000. Read More >>
Dig, if you will, a picture of you on a European holiday with only one travel plug adapter because you’ve only got one, and you realised at the last minute and you refused to pay a fiver for one in the airport and lied to yourself that it would be okay. Weep. Read More >>
Featured comment by MrChrisK:
"I take one adapter with me, and a 4-way linear multi socket. Stick it in the suitcase. They cost less than two quid, and it will work with a US / etc ..." More »
Polaroid has announced a new pair of Android tablets at CES. Their most obvious selling point is super-low pricing — but will their performance be able to stand up to the competition? Read More >>
Featured comment by Kauzion:
"You did sort of insinuate that it was the wider product:
"the Nexus 7 is a great tablet but it is not well made and after a few days of use begins ..." More »
Polaroid's interchangeable-lens camera with Android OS leaked so hard last month that Polaroid went ahead and confirmed its existence, saying it would reveal additional specs about the Polaroid iM1836 at CES. Here's that information, and wowow this thing looks incredible. So incredible, that we won't believe this monster does all Polaroid says it can until we see it with our own eyes. Read More >>
The internet is awash today with rumours of a possible Polaroid mirrorless camera. All looks good at first glance, but some weirdness makes us question whether it's all a ruse. Read More >>
The Impossible Project brought the Polaroid instant camera back from the dead, but it turns out that resurrection comes with an extremely high price tag. So if you've always liked the looks of Polaroid's iconic SX-70, you can now grab a smaller, cheaper, digitalier version of it. Read More >>
In 1976, Apple products were far from the thin, glossy blades they are today. Apple's humble beginnings started with the Apple I, hand-built by Steve Wozniak himself, and sold for $666.66. When Paul Terrell, owner of the Byte Shop, purchased 50 of the machines for sale way back then, he took a few pictures with his Polaroid camera. Now, those pictures are quite possibly the oldest pictures ever taken of an Apple product.Read More >>
Polaroid, that thing that happened before Instagram happened, is one of the fascinating untold tech stories of our time. In the recently released Instant: The Story of Polaroid, Christopher Bonanos recounts the stunning day the inventors of Polaroid first unveiled their new technology.Read More >>
Alright, you might have turned your Instagram shots into an arty iPad case, or even had them made into chocolates, but have you ever wanted to grab your phone camera snaps and instantly turn them into real analogue photos? The folks at Impossible look to do that with their snazzy Instant Lab, that takes your digital photos and turns them into real instant analogue prints. Ya-huh! Read More >>
Featured comment by acearchie:
"In essence though it's not printing the image but taking a picture of the image on the iPhone creating a true analogue conversion with all the intrica..." More »
We're pretty fond of Instagram around here, but I'm not really sure why, if I'm honest. Perhaps it's the quirky little square-shaped photos that the app digitally pops out, or maybe it's just the array of filters to make everything look pretty? Nonetheless, here's something that really makes the most of it: Cocoagraph, or chocolate Instagram 'prints'. Read More >>
I don't know how well this would perform, but I love the retro front design of the new Polaroid Z2300 instant digital camera. It has a 10-megapixel sensor and can produce 2 x 3-inch prints using ink-less Zink technology. Read More >>
Featured comment by irononreverse:
"Oh my god, you guys are twisted
http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/06/80-super-creepy-teddy-bears-tell-you-what-the-internet-is-feeling/" More »
You never know what you're going to find at a car boot sale, but you can usually be pretty sure it won't be an unexpected image of a dead relative from 23 years ago. This American kid got just that. Read More >>