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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Polaroid

Polaroid stories: 4 news summaries

Fans Seek to Resurrect Polaroid Film

Group buys equipment from shuttered plant, seeks to reinvent recipe

May 26, 09 8:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - A determined band of entrepreneurs, scientists, and lovers of retro photography is doing its best to bring Polaroid film back from the dead, the New York Times reports. The group managed to buy the company’s old equipment just before it was dumped and is now attempting to reinvent the... More »

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photography • digital photography • photograph • photographers • Holland • Polaroid

OPINION

Digital Polaroid Doesn't Have Same Charm

Company is back
with instant photos,
but the fun is gone

Jan 9, 09 12:24 PM CST
(Newser) - Polaroid may be out of the film business, but it's trying to reclaim its place in the market of instant photos. With the goal of winning back the hearts of nostalgic point-and-shooters, Polaroid has unveiled the diminutive PoGo, combining a standard digital camera with an onboard, ink-free printer. But FastCompany’... More »

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digital camera • CES • Polaroid

Polaroid Files
for Bankruptcy
a Second Time

Photography icon blames fraud at
parent company

Dec 19, 08 12:08 PM CST
(Newser) - Polaroid is blaming fraud at its parent company for its second bankruptcy filing in 7 years, Bloomberg reports. The instant photography pioneer says it has “ample cash reserves” and doesn’t expect to seek additional financing under Chapter 11 reorganization. But the Petters Group, which acquired the 71-year-old firm... More »

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bankruptcy • digital photography • money laundering • wire fraud • Polaroid

Polaroid Out of Instant-Photo Biz

It will make enough film to last through '09, then turn focus to digital

Feb 8, 08 7:40 PM CST
(Newser) - The Polaroid photo company, whose familiar white-bordered snapshot has become an "icon," is leaving film behind to zoom in on digital equipment, Bloomberg reports. The Massachusetts company was founded in 1937 and in 1948 released the first instant camera, pulling in huge profits—but with the popularity of... More »

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camera • digital camera • consumer electronics • Polaroid

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