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People are still lamenting the passing of Polaroid Instant Film into history, but thanks to technology featured in its tiny Polaroid PoGo Instant Mobile Printer launched in 2008, the company is offering a new shoot-and-print option: the Polaroid CZA-05300B PoGo Instant Digital Camera.

The camera, which has a certain retro boxiness to it, is pretty big in comparison to most point-and-shoots with its camera specs. The 7-megapixel camera/printer measures 4.7 inches wide by 3 inches high by 1.3 inches deep and weighs 10 ounces–without paper, battery, or SD card. Keep in mind though: the original instant-print cameras didn’t fit in a coat pocket, but this one does!
There’s a 3-inch LCD on back and controls are simple; there’s even a 4X digital zoom that overcomes the lack of an optical zoom, due to space constraints.

The Polaroid CZA-05300B PoGo Instant Digital Camera uses Polaroid’s Zink (zero ink) 2-by-3-inch paper.

ZINK stands for Zero Ink - a new and simpler approach to printing where high quality, colorful, durable and affordable prints are magically created — all without a drop of ink. The ZINK Technology, invented by ZINK Imaging, encompasses both the ZINK Paper and the intelligence embedded in every ZINK-enabled device. Over 100 patents and patents pending were generated in the development of this breakthrough technology.

The heart of this new “ZINK” category of printing is the ZINK Paper. The patented ZINK Paper is an advanced composite material with embedded yellow, magenta and cyan dye crystals, activated with 200 million heat pulses, in 30 seconds, in a single pass. With 100 billion crystals in a 2 x 3-inch print, the paper is 100-percent inkless. A ZINK-enabled printer uses heat to activate and colorize these crystals. Because there is no ink, every ZINK-enabled device has the unique benefits of being small, simple, elegant, and eco-friendly.

Polaroid is leveraging the ZINK Technology to bring a new family of digital instant products to the marketplace. The Polaroid Digital Instant Mobile Photo Printer is the first ZINK-enabled device available.

The LCD simply pops up, you insert a deck of 10 sheets, and you’re ready to go.

Shoot something you want to print & share? Hit the Print button on back, pick the photo, and press OK.

In less than a minute you have a print, it’s that simple!

Get the Polaroid CZA-05300B PoGo Instant Digital Camera now! It’s available for US $239.99!

If you just need a mobile printer that’s so easy to use and to carry around look no further than the Polaroid CZA-10011B PoGo Instant Mobile Printer!

The same technology of the PoGo Instant Digital Camera in an even smaller package! The Polaroid printer can do magic for your digital camera or camera phone, see how!

With a Camera Phone: The Polaroid CZA-10011B PoGo Printer is the easiest way to print photos from a camera phone. Wirelessly transfer images from a Bluetooth-enabled camera phone to the Mobile Printer and print instantly. Using the built-in OBEX (object exchange profile) Bluetooth in the phone and the printer, connecting and printing becomes instant.

With a Digital Camera: Instantly printing images from a digital camera is as easy as connecting the USB cable to the PictBridge-enabled camera and printer. Once connected, follow the PictBridge screen on the camera display. Simply select what image to send to the printer and within 60 seconds, the print is ready to be shared.

The Polaroid CZA-10011B PoGo Printer is available now for just US $41.95 - so you can save up to 16%!).

The Nokia N900 has evolved from Nokia’s previous generation of Internet Tablets and broadens the choice for technology enthusiasts who appreciate the ability to multitask and browse the internet like they would on their desktop computer.

Running on the new Maemo 5 software, the Nokia N900 empowers users to have dozens of application windows open and running simultaneously while taking full advantage of the cellular features, touch screen and QWERTY keyboard.

“With Linux software, Mozilla-based browser technology and now also with cellular connectivity, the Nokia N900 delivers a powerful mobile experience,” says Anssi Vanjoki, Executive Vice President, Markets, Nokia. “The Nokia N900 shows where we are going with Maemo and we’ll continue to work with the community to push the software forward. What we have with Maemo is something that is fusing the power of the computer, the internet and the mobile phone, and it is great to see that it is evolving in exciting ways.”

Designed for computer-grade performance in a compact size, Maemo complements Nokia’s other software platforms, such as Symbian, which powers Nokia’s smartphones.

The Nokia N900 comes feature-packed too:

* Quad-band GSM EDGE 850/900/1800/1900, WCDMA/HSPA 900/1700/2100 MHz
* Maemo 5 OS
* TI OMAP 3430: ARM Cortex-A8 600 MHz, PowerVR SGX with OpenGL ES 2.0 support
* Up to 1GB of application memory (256 MB RAM, 768 MB virtual memory)
* 3.5” 800×480 WVGA touchscreen display
* 5 megapixel autofocus camera (2584 × 1938 pixels), Carl Zeiss optics, Tessar lens
* Integrated GPS, Assisted-GPS, and Cell-based receivers
* Wi-Fi b/g, Integrated FM transmitter
* Micro-USB connector, High-Speed USB 2.0, Bluetooth v2.1
* TV-Out
* 32 GB internal storage
* microSD card slot, up to 16GB
* Full QWERTY tactile keyboard, full QWERTY onscreen keyboard
* Mozilla based browser with full Adobe Flash 9.4 support
* Video playback file formats: .mp4, .avi, .wmv, .3gp; codecs: H.264, MPEG-4, Xvid, WMV, H.263
* Battery: BL-5J 1320mAh
* Dimensions: 110.9 × 59.8 × 18mm
* Weight: 181g

We’re all looking at October release date; right now the Nokia N900 is available for pre-order for US $ 588.99!

The Samsung i900 Omnia 16GB runs atop of version 6.1 of Microsoft’s Windows Mobile Professional operating system.
It supports quad-band GSM/EDGE as well as 2100MHz UMTS/HSDPA (7.2Mbps) network connectivity, with WiFi thrown in for good measure.
Highlights of the Samsung i900 Omnia include a large, 3.2-inch WQVGA (240×400 pixel) touchscreen display with stylus support. The display supports auto-rotation for apps and there is a TV-out function for when 3.2-inch just isn’t large enough.
The Samsung i900 Omnia supports many different music and video formats, including Ogg Vorbis music and DivX and Xvid video.
An FM radio is also included in case you forget to load up the i900’s 16GB internal storage with your favorite music, and you don’t have a microSDHC card lying around. Music can be enjoyed with wired or Bluetooth wireless headsets, thanks to the i900’s A2DP stereo Bluetooth capability. The Omnia also sports a high-spec camera, as well.
The camera uses a 5 megapixel CMOS sensor with an autofocus lens and has such high end features as face and smile detection, image stabilization, wide dynamic range mode, and an automatic panoramic mode. A built-in GPS module with nav and geotagging capabilities is also on-board.
The Samsung i900 Omnia uses Samsung’s TouchWiz user interface extensions on top of Windows Mobile.
This means that users are free to navigate with taps, sweeps, or drags and drops as well as use the built-in optical mouse controller.
Text input is handled by an on-screen virtual QWERTY keyboard.