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Believe it or not, I know many die-hard fans of the old Polaroid camera that were sad to see it go. Well, it looks like there just may be some cause for rejoicing if the new survey put out by Polaroid is any indication. They were recently asking for feedback from readers of Amateur Photographer to help design their new digital camera with built in printer.

Not too much is known at this point about the new camera other than the fact that like the Pogo Instant Mobile Printer, it will implement Bluetooth technology and a USB connection to print photos. Polaroid was asking opinions on whether they should include options such as an external battery, a hotshoe for an external flash, and a higher pixel count than their previous version.  One of the other differences between the PoGo Printer and the Polaroid PoGo ProSeries camera (as it is slated to be called) is the fact that the camera’s photos will print out at 4x3 as opposed to 2x3.

It is scheduled to hit the market next year and be marketed mainly to “professional and business users”. There is also going to be a lower-end (ie less expensive as well) ZINK-enabled camera that prints 2x3 inch prints coming out around the same time as well.

Via [Yahoo! Tech]

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There are so many things going on with the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project these days. Aside from parting ways with Intel, a new venture established by former OLPC chief technology officer, Mary Lou Jepsen, is now developing a $75 laptop with low-power displays.

Pixel Qi, the name of this spin-out company, believes the XO laptop is just the first step. According to its official site, the company will also focus on bringing its patented low-cost and low-power screens into mainstream laptops, mobile phones and digital cameras.

Jepsen has resigned two weeks ago to concentrate on this venture. Still, she promised to maintain its professional relationship with OLPC by providing products at cost.

Although the main objective of OLPC is to sell laptops for only $100, production inefficiencies and escalating costs pushed the retail price to $200. Hopefully, Pixel Qi’s promising technologies can really bring down costs and make it more affordable for the less fortunate people around the globe.

Read [New York Times] Read [Pixel Qi]

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