Polaroid's digital instant

SOPPY bloggers wept buckets of virtual tears when Polaroid put an end to instant film.
But Gadgits can reveal that the film giant is launching a DIGITAL version this year.
Scheduled for release late this summer, the next-generation camera will incorporate an ink-free printer to produce instant pics.
However, it will also store your shots so you can keep your favourite ones in your digital library at home.
The new camera is expected to start at £149, with a top-of-the-range model at £199.
You’ll get the best of both worlds with this new camera—the ability to share party pics just after they are taken. But no more rows about who gets to keep the instant picture, because you can print it out as many times as you want. The ZINK printer (zero ink, geddit?), as previously mentioned on Gadgits, uses paper with embedded colour layers which come to life as they pass a thermal sensor.
If you still have a Polaroid instant  like this one pictured you’d better hurry if you want to stockpile any of the film that’s still left—it’s already going for around £7 a sheet on eBay.
Meanwhile, if you’ve got stacks of old slides and negatives hidden away in a cupboard, why not  convert them to JPEGS to have them on your PC.
The Negative Scanner transfers 35mm negatives and mounted slides direct onto your computer simply at the push of a button.
It’s 5MP sensor makes them high-res images and ready to view and print in seconds. You can reminisce for just £89.99 at iwoot.com.