Polaroid may give it another shot Sep 4, 2009
a Polaroid One600 Classic instant film camera ... The rise and fall of Polaroid Corp. and its wondrous technology is one of the great business stories of the 20th century ... Polaroid was the Google of its time: the hot stock, the place the smart people wanted to work, headquartered in the most socially and technologically progressive city in the country. (Boston Globe)
Crowds expected as carnival starts Aug 30, 2009
Page last updated at 03:54 GMT, Sunday, 30 August 2009 04:54 UK. Carnival crowds expected in city. (BBC News -- UK)
Fujitsu warned of pension strikes Aug 30, 2009
Polaroid fans try to manufacture film. Fans' Thriller tribute to Jackson. (BBC News -- UK)
Impossible plan? Aug 28, 2009
A group who call themselves The Impossible Project are trying to reinvent analogue instant film made so popular by Polaroid in the 1960s and 70s. There was a time before the advent of digital technology when, if you wanted instant gratification photographically, you turned to your trusty Polaroid camera ... Its cameras were best-sellers, and in 1974 an estimated one billion "Polaroids" were taken. (BBC News)
Forest fires - a continuing tragedy? Aug 28, 2009
Page last updated at 16:10 GMT, Tuesday, 25 August 2009 17:10 UK. Forest fires - a continuing Greek tragedy. (BBC News -- Europe)
LA cardinal offers abuse apology Aug 28, 2009
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Apple unleashes Snow Leopard OS Aug 28, 2009
Page last updated at 00:15 GMT, Friday, 28 August 2009 01:15 UK. The look of Snow Leopard will be familiar to Mac users. (BBC News)
Brain 'can beat early blindness' Aug 28, 2009
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T. rex 'would outrun footballer' Aug 28, 2009
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BHP names Nasser as new chairman Aug 4, 2009
Mr Nasser subsequently took up a partnership in One Equity Partners, the private equity arm of JP Morgan, and chairmanship of Polaroid. He also serves on the boards of BSkyB in the UK and Michigan Virtual University, and is on the international advisory board to German insurer Allianz. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
The Fives: Y2K, Superbowl XXIV and Rushmore fireworks -- great media disappointments of our time Jul 8, 2009
The movie is like a poorly lit Polaroid of a television screen upon which the film is being broadcast on -- in standard definition, nonetheless. It's hard to imagine they could miss so badly. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
End of an era in photography Jul 7, 2009
Despite the death of Kodak's most recognizable film product, the announcement wasn't met with the outrage and protests that greeted the end of the Polaroid instant camera last year. In fact, Kodachrome fans worldwide received the news with resigned acceptance. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Ultra-thin Material Absorbs Almost All Light Jul 1, 2009
Polaroid sunglasses make good use of this characteristic. The light absorption of a thin slice of NbN is at its maximum if the light falls on it at an angle of 35. (Science Daily)
PeopleNet takes old Petters site Jun 19, 2009
The building is still the headquarters for Polaroid Corp., one of the companies formerly owned by Petters. Welsh real estate brokers Evan Molde and Ted Carlson represented PeopleNet in the lease. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
FBI joins the hunt for a taunting child killer Jun 5, 2009
All the notes were written on lined yellow paper and placed inside plastic bags along with used condoms or Polaroids of the killer's body, the FBI said ... Some of the authorities' leads, according to the FBI, include identifying Fort Wayne residents who used Polaroids as late as 2004; tracking down a green paisley bedspread similar to that seen in one Polaroid; and looking at misdemeanor offenses in the area near the time of April's death and the 2004 note spree, as offenses like indecent... (CNN)
Best Buy's Own Brands Gaining Steam May 27, 2009
For now, Best Buy has opted to replace entry-level products from off-brands like Westinghouse and Polaroid with its own products, says Stephen Baker, an analyst at NPD Group. "Best Buy has determined that they're better off offering exclusive products at those entry-level price points," Baker said. (Investors Business Daily)
Top 10 Web tools for editing digital pics May 8, 2009
(CNN) -- Digital cameras are now as common and affordable to the average family as the Polaroid of the '60s. A self-admitted tech geek, Chris Pirillo is president of Lockergnome. (CNN -- Tech)
Wilmington's WCTV is on the air in a new building May 7, 2009
Before joining WCTV eight years ago, Gacek worked in roles at Wang, Polaroid, Lowell Telecommunications Corp., Channel 2 and Lowell Cable News. This experience afforded her the opportunity to learn many aspects of the business. (Wilmington Advocate, MA)
Hot Docs film reviews May 1, 2009
Early in a documentary of rock band Wilco, a group member is shown taking snapshots with his Polaroid camera capturing little pieces of a fading America with a fading technology, is how he puts it. Small-town America may indeed be fading, but the experience of a rock band on the road goes on. (Globe and Mail)
Hans Holzer, ghost hunter, investigator of the paranormal May 1, 2009
This field research, usually conducted with a medium and a Polaroid camera, provided the material for dozens of books, beginning with "Ghost Hunter" (1963). Dr. Holzer called himself "a scientific investigator of the paranormal." He disliked the word "supernatural," because it implied phenomena beyond the reach of science, and did not believe in the word "belief," which suggests an irrational adherence to ideas not supported by fact. (Boston Globe)
GE Brings Holographic Storage to Life Apr 29, 2009
Polaroid scientist Pieter J. Van Heerden is credited with the idea of storing data in three dimensions, which he came up with in 1963. InPhase Technologies, a spin-off of Bell Labs, has been working on the technology for 15 years, and said at CES earlier this year that it 300GB holographic drives with 20 MB/second data transfer rates this year. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
Letter to the editor: Protect the patent system Apr 29, 2009
The result was the swift and sure demise of the ability of various U.S. industries including steel (US Steel, Republic Steel), automobiles (Ford, GM, Chrysler), copier technology (Xerox), cameras (Kodak, Polaroid). Within a few short years, the FTC's disastrous policy had gift-wrapped most of the US' best innovation and given it to the Japanese resulting in the disastrous decline in US manufacturing we see today. (EETimes)
Polaroids HQ will leave MN, latest owners say Apr 18, 2009
Polaroids HQ will leave MN, latest owners say - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal ... Polaroids HQ will leave MN, latest owners say ... The companies that won a bidding war for say they will shut down the company s Minnesota operations and are already in discussions about licensing the Polaroid brand to other firms. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
Canadian group buys Polaroid Apr 18, 2009
TORONTO Faded instant-photo company Polaroid Corp. has been acquired out of bankruptcy for $87 ... The Polaroid name is one of the most iconic brand names and has almost 100 per cent global awareness, Kenny Finkelstein, chief executive officer of Knight's Bridge, stated in announcing the acquisition Friday ... Polaroid already has a very interesting portfolio of innovative and patented technologies that represent both an initial revenue stream and a platform for other new products and product... (Globe and Mail -- Technology)
Private equity firms buy ailing Polaroid Apr 18, 2009
Bankrupt Polaroid Corp has been bought by a pair of private equity firms after a judge threw out the acquisition of the iconic inventor of instant photography by another investor. Hilco Consumer Capital and Gordon Brothers Brands announced late on Thursday that their purchase of Polaroid's assets had been approved by a US federal bankruptcy court in the state of Minnesota ... Another group had won Polaroid at auction earlier this month but the purchase was thrown out by the bankruptcy court and... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Gadget Graveyard: 10 Technologies About to Go Extinct Apr 15, 2009
Film cameras: When Polaroid announced in February 2008 that it would stop selling its famous instant-developing film, people ran out to buy up the remaining stock in order to preserve this unique form of photography. Kodak and Fuji still make film, but they, like Polaroid, are counting on their digital-camera lines to keep them afloat. (Fox News)
Crupi Named Pitman Co. Director Apr 14, 2009
The RIT graduate's career in the graphic arts industry includes management positions with DuPont, Anitec Image Technology, International Paper, Ilford Photo and Polaroid Graphic Imaging. He also serves on the advisory board of New York University's Graphic Arts Management and Technology program. (MediaWeek.com)
Catching the big one Apr 10, 2009
Competitors must have a digital or Polaroid camera to record their catches. All fish must be measured with tournament-issued measuring tape. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Still Not Focused Apr 7, 2009
JUDGE GRANTS POLAROID BIDDERS MORE EXPOSURE ... The effort to sell Polaroid hasn't developed instantly ... Hilco and Gordon Brothers -- which this year have partnered to revive brands including Sharper Image, Ellen Tracy and Linens 'n Things -- are looking to expand the Polaroid brand with an array of new products under a global licensing network. (New York Post -- Business)
One Of Brightest Gamma-Ray Bursts Ever Seen Apr 4, 2009
Polaroid sunglasses work with visible light by letting through only a single direction of polarisation, blocking most of the light from entering our eyes. The blast from a GRB is thought to be produced by a jet of fast-moving gas bursting from near the central engine; probably a black hole created by the collapse of the massive star. (Science Daily)
Let the bad times roll Apr 3, 2009
Who really is going to miss the likes of Polaroid, Ruckus, nTag Interactive, and Ultreo, maker of a battery-powered toothbrush that used sonic bristles, whatever those are. If it's not careful, Palm may soon join these ranks. (MSNBC -- Business)
Edward C. Baig Apr 1, 2009
Polaroid instant camera PoGo will get your party hopping - USATODAY.com ... Polaroid instant camera PoGo will get your party hopping ... The Polaroid PoGo Instant Digital Camera is the first digital camera and printer combination that is portable enough to take anywhere. (USA Today -- Tech)
Shake off old way of doing things and get with the times (2) Mar 29, 2009
An air-dried Polaroid shows your leisure suit and platform shoes, just before you hop into your pickup and check the CB for friends talking skip. At home, you play a new video game called Pong but don't know anything about computers. (Minnesota Farm Guide, MN)
3D or Not 3D: That Is the Question Mar 28, 2009
The Polaroid filters created by Edwin Land were used for a short shown at the Chrysler Pavilion of the 1939 New York World's Fair. Now Is the Time to Put on Your Glasses: that was the title of a short film made by the renowned avant-garde animator Norman McLaren for the National Film Board of Canada in 1951. (Time.com)
RIT scientist fine-tunes Hubble Space Telescope Mar 26, 2009
"When you do polarimetry what you are essentially looking through is a set of polaroid sunglasses. What a polaroid does is it makes you see only light aligned in a certain way.". Scientists use polarimetry to see around clouds of dust and gas obscuring the centers of active galactic nuclei (where supermassive black holes live) and the potential planet-forming disks around young stars. (EurekAlert!)
Special report: Global heroes Mar 13, 2009
Hewlett-Packard, Geophysical Service (now Texas Instruments), United Technologies, Polaroid and Revlon started in the Depression. Opinion polls suggest that entrepreneurs see a good as well as a bad side to the recession. (The Economist)
BETTER LIFE: Doctor is in: News on medical ethics, shortages Mar 6, 2009
The next time you go for a CT scan, you might want to bring a Polaroid. Thats the conclusion of a small new study that finds that radiologists may look harder for cancer if they see a photo of the patient whose scans theyre reviewing. (USA Today -- Tech)
Write a dating how-to manual Feb 27, 2009
Chick: Well it started off bad when I heard on the radio that Chris Brown beatup Rayanna and then when I got to work somebody park where I always park (i bet it was that heffa Polaroid) anyway, I walk into the building and all these heffas staring and hatin on me but I said fugg em and got on the elevator (oh I got to remember call LaNexus) umm, oh and I get on the elevator and this trick had the nerve to have on the same fuggin belt I have, I mean dayumm get yo own style right, anyway I tell... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Talk of the town: language school celebrates 30 Feb 27, 2009
The list of businesses working with the school includes Hewlett-Packard, New Balance and Polaroid. Having at least a working knowledge of another language when visiting another country can be a major help to businesses looking to do international business, said Stark-Strong. (Acton Beacon, MA)
Cassiopeia A Supernova Remnant Is Now 'Dust Factory' Around Dead Star Feb 25, 2009
When the polarimeter detector is rotated, the strength of the signal changes much the same as if you look at the sky with polaroid sunglasses held at different angles. The polarisation signal from the supernova dust is the strongest ever measured, anywhere in the Milky Way, so the supernova dust must be quite unusual. (Science Daily)
Go after the crooks, Mr. Holder Feb 25, 2009
I have several lovely, pre-cell phone, 20-year-old-plus Polaroid photos of myself and friends at local nightspots, taken by Millie Gardiner. Her approach was always gentle and kind, her prices were reasonable and she provided a nice, shiny cardboard frame. (San Francisco Chronicle)
An eye-opener Feb 13, 2009
But before this school year, those exams consisted of taking Polaroid photos of children s eyes and sending them to a local doctor ... Oh boy, this is fast, and probably a lot more accurate (than with the Polaroids). (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
