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LAS VEGAS (AP) -- A strange little ritual used to go along with Polaroid cameras. The shooter would grab the print as it came out of the camera and wave it in the air, as if that would stimulate the chemicals and make the picture appear faster. It didn't. Yet it felt dumb to just stand there, ...
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CES: Day 2 – Sony and Polaroid going back to what they do best and bringing it digital
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Remember when SONY Walkman was THE player to have. The iPod of it’s day? Everyone had one with those thin headphones. You saw them everywhere from the gym to the jogging track. The Apple camera along with the iPod and ruined the party – sending SONY into the desert to roam aimlessly and figure out what to do next. Polaroid has faced a similar, but more dire crossroad called obsolescence as digital cameras have gnawed away at their instant print market share until the company was forced to abandon it completely and wait until technology has caught up. Well, a new day is dawning for both companies and their signature product lines as both embrace new technologies which will breathe new life into ...
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