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Life’s hard when you’re an analog enthusiast in the early 21st century. Thankfully, however, you’re not alone in this world — there are fellow travelers like the folks behind The Impossible Project, folks who bought a Polaroid factory to continue production on the company’s famed instant film. As we noted roughly a week ago, the company’s also launched a Kickstarter to create an iPhone-friendly gadget to go along with it. It’s since handily met its goal and is still chugging along at around $440,000 (from a proposed $250,000), with a full 19 days to go. The company also made an appearance on the show floor here at Photokina to show off what its been working on.

The Impossible Instant Lab is still in the prototype stages, as with a number of devices we’ve seen here today — though it’s fully operational. We got a demo of the thing from one of the folks at Impossible — just load the film into the rollers on the bottom, extend the old timey accordion top, choose the proper settings in the company’s iPhone app and place it in the holder.

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Nothing is truly impossible, not if you’ve got the Impossible Team on your side. They’re known for producing instant films for Polaroid cameras when Polaroid officially shut their factories down.

Now they’ve come up with another first that instant photography lovers will love: the Impossible Instant Lab.

The Instant Lab is literally the first and only one of its kind in the world. What it does is take the digital images on your iPhone and turn them into instant Polaroid prints. Who knew that was actually even possible?

Apparently, these guys did. All you have to do is fire up the Instant Lab app, put the phone in the cradle, and slide the shutter on the base of the device open. Wait a few minutes while it does its thing and presto! The instant physical copy of your digital photo will be ejected all retro and awesome-looking.

The Impossible Instant Lab is currently up for funding on Kickstarter, where a minimum pledge of $229(USD) will get you your very own Instant Lab unit. If you hurry, you can become one of the Early Birds who can get the Instant Lab for just $189.

Polaroid has just announced their latest instant digital camera, the Polaroid Z2300. Of course, we do know that Polaroid has long been the name in terms of instant photos, and here we are with their latest interpretation of the instant digital camera – which is the Z2300. Just how does the Z2300 work? For starters, it will rely on the tried and tested integrated printer with ZINK Technology, allowing users to instantly capture, edit and take less than 60 seconds to print full color, 2″ by 3” prints. Not only that, it is also a snap for you to upload images to any social media platform with the Z2300, where everything required to do all that has been mentioned has been crammed into a form factor which is extremely compact.

The camera will come in white and black shades, where it is a 10-megapixel shooter that is accompanied by a decent 3” LCD display, which is a snap to frame and review images, while letting you shoot video in just about any setting. You can choose to print your images with the iconic Polaroid Classic Border Logo, or opt to have it go full bleed. The ZINK prints are all smudge-proof, thanks to a water-resistant coating.

Polaroid President Scott W. Hardy, said, “Polaroid invented instant photography, and for the past 75 years the brand has been synonymous with instant gratification, ease-of-use and fun. The Z2300 represents the next step in the evolution of that proud tradition and it was designed to fully integrate the classic Polaroid instant photography experience into today’s digital, social world. Portability, creative expression and the ability to share your most memorable moments in digital or print form all come standard in the Polaroid Z2300 camera’s compact body.”

Polaroid has priced the Polaroid Z2300 instant digital camera at $159.99, where you ought to have it accompanied by 50-sheet packs of 2″ x 3” Premium ZINK Paper that goes for $24.99, and those who opt for 30-sheet packs will fork out less at $14.99.

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Are you one of the many that were saddened by the demise of Polaroid’s classic instant cameras? Well they’ve just released information about their new digital instant camera, that includes a printer so that you can print out all of your snapshots wherever you are. The device is pretty compact, so it might be an interesting solution.

The Polaroid Z2300 instant digital camera was unveiled at the 2012 CEA show. It has a 10 MP sensor and a built-in zero ink pinter, which can produce 2″ × 3″  prints in under a minute, with full bleed or the classic Polaroid border. It can also print on sticker-backed paper. The camera stores the photos on an SD card so you can use it like a regular digital camera too. There’s also editing software that allows you to review and crop photos on the 3″ LCD screen.

The camera is available for pre-order at Polaroid for $160 (USD), and it will ship starting around August 15, 2012.

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I think anyone that grew up in the 80s will remember the Polaroid instant cameras that spit the picture out of the front. I know when I was growing up we always thought watching those pictures develop was the coolest thing ever. Polaroid has a new instant camera called the Z2300 Instant Digital Camera that is a modern version of that 80s instant camera.

The Z2300 has an integrated ZINK Technology printer inside the digital camera that allows you to take digital photos, and then print a 2 x 3-inch hard copy immediately. The digital camera can also upload images to social media sites such as Facebook. The camera comes in two colors, including black and white.

The camera resolution is 10-megapixels and has a three-inch LCD on the back so you can preview the image before you print. The printer integrated into the camera uses no ink. The paper the ZINK printer uses is a composite material that has cyan, yellow, and magenta dye crystals embedded in paper. The printer uses heat to activate and colorize the crystals to deliver a clear and vibrant print in less than a minute. The Z2300 camera is priced at $159.99. The 2 x 3″ ZINK paper sells for $24.99 for 50 sheets, and a 30-sheet pack is available for $14.99.

Polaroid unveils Z2300 Instant Digital Camera is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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