Polaroid Socialmatic delayed in move to merge retro style with modern Android power

Polaroid has been working on a new camera that they think merges some old-school style with the utility of a modern Android-powered device, the Polaroid Socialmatic. Of course, anyone who remembers old Polaroid cameras knows part of the magic was seeing the picture spit out of the camera and then waiting for it to “develop” so everyone could see the image that was just captured. With the ability to view images virtually instantly on a smartphone screen, there is not much utility in being able to print an image any longer, but Polaroid thinks there may still be some consumers out there that want to re-live the experience. The Polaroid Socialmatic delivers at least partially on that front by providing the capability to print 2×3 copies of images using Zero Ink (Zink) printing technology.

The camera itself comes with a 14MP camera on the front and a 2MP camera on the rear, 4GB of on board memory and support for microSD cards, a 4.5-inch screen and built-in Wi-Fi.

The bad news for Polaroid is that production has been delayed until sometime in the fall. That is quite a bit later than the original release date of the first quarter of 2014. It does appear Polaroid has the device at CES 2014, so we may be able to get some hands-on time with it. Check back here for TalkAndroid’s continuing coverage of CES 2014 to see what devices we uncover.

source: Polaroid

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