There are a number of ways to print photos you snap with your smartphone… but most of them require actually transferring a digital file from your phone to a computer of some sort. The Polaroid Lab is… something else. It’s basically a scanner and a printer: you place your phone face-down on top of the device, […]
Draw This camera prints crappy drawings of the things you photograph (DIY)
Point a camera at an object, click the shutter button, and you can save an image. Some cameras do this better than others. And some can print your images right away, Polaroid-style. And then there’s Draw This. It’s DIY camera that uses artificial intelligence to identify the item you’re photographing and print a line drawing […]
Upcoming Moto Z accessories include Alexa speaker, Polaroid printer
Motorola’s Moto Z line of phones tend to have decent specs on their own… but what really makes them stand apart from other phones is their support for modular add-ons called Moto Mods. Right now you can buy a speaker that snaps onto the back of the phone, a 360 degree camera, a gamepad with […]
Polaroid iZone WiFi camera with optical zoom works with Android, iPhone
Some companies want to help you take better photos with your camera by building better cameras into smartphones. Others are taking a different approach… by offering separate camera modules that you can control with your phone. Polaroid is now in the latter camp, thanks to the introducing of the Polaroid iZone. It’s a small 18 […]
Polaroid Socialmatic camera launches in January for $300 (with Android, instant printing)
Polaroid’s Socialmatic Camera is a funny looking camera that gets back to the brand’s roots… with a modern twist. Like a classic Polaroid camera, the new Socialmatic can print pictures. But it uses a ZINK zero ink printer to do it. The camera also features WiFi and Bluetooth and runs Android software. So if you […]
Polaroid Socialmatic camera features WiFi, Bluetooth, Android, and a built-in printer
Polaroid’s new Socialmatic Camera gets back to the company’s roots by letting you print photos on the fly. But it does it with a modern twist. The camera has a built-in zero ink printer that can shoot out a 2″ x 3″ photo in less than a minute. But that’s not the camera’s only trick. It […]
Polaroid introduces Q Series tablets for $129 and up
Polaroid is expanding its dirt cheap tablet lineup with new models starting at $129. The company plans to show off several new models as part of its Q Series lineup at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. There models with 7 to 10 inch displays, and they’ll be cleverly called the Polaroid Q7, Q8, […]
Lilbits (11-06-2013): Nexus family tree and speed test
The Google Nexus 5 is the first phone to ship with Android 4.4 KitKat, it’s the first member of the Nexus family to sport a 5 inch, full HD screen and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 quad-core processor. But just how much difference do those features make? Today’s tech news roundup includes a tale of two […]
$100 Polaroid dual-core tablet hits Big Lots
Big Lots is selling a new Polaroid 7 inch Android tablet with a dual-core processor for $100. It’s not a particularly good Android tablet, but it might be one of the cheapest dual-core models around, and it does run Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. The tablet’s only available in-stores, but you can find more details in […]
Polaroid launches some more mediocre Android tablets for $129 and up
Polaroid may be best known for making cameras… and this year the company has a rather intriguing mirrorless camera running Android 4.1 on the way. But the company has been offering low-cost Android tablets since last year. So far we haven’t seen particularly good tablets from Polaroid. But the company does know how to make a […]
Polaroid introduces the iM1836 mirrorless camera with Android
Polaroid’s latest camera may not print your pictures instantly onto tiny photo paper sheets, but the Polaroid iM1836 does have a few other tricks up its sleeve. The $399 mirrorless camera features changeable lenses, an 18.1MP image sensor, and runs Google Android 4.1, so you can use Android photo apps with your camera, upload your […]
Polaroid’s new $150 Android 4.0 tablet is designed for kids
Polaroid is now selling a new kid-friendly tablet with a 7 inch display and a large rubber case designed to protect the tablet from spills and falls. If the tablet looks familiar, that’s probably because it seems to be a rebranded Gajah tablet. You can pick up the new 7 inch tablet from Polaroid for […]
Rumor: Polaroid to introduce high-quality Android-powered camera
Last year Polaroid introduced a point-and-shoot camera with a touchscreen display and Android operating system. It was kind of cool… but also kind of underwhelming, both as a camera and as an Android device. Now it looks like Polaroid is ready to try again — this time with a higher quality camera with mirrorless camera […]
Deals of the Day (5-08-2012)
Google Android 4.0 tablets aren’t in a club quite as exclusive as the one that contained Android 3.0 tablets. Google felt that in order to provide a decent experience, tablets running Android 3.0 through 3.2 needed to meet certain requirements. So the company only made source code available to a small group of manufacturers that […]