>
>>
>> No, I'm not making this up. There was a short blurb on a local social
>> commentary programme
>>just now that made mention of a new camera from Polaroid, the "Sociomatic"
>>(Socialmatic?). It's a
>>thin camera that includes a small printer and a wireless adapter. The
>>printer produces printed
>>copies of photos around the size of a business card, and the wireless adapter
>>lets you upload and
>>download photos from social media.
>>
>> I won't have a wifi connection until tomorrow morning, so I cannot
>> examine the details. The
>>blurb mentioned that it is already available from Amazon. Perhaps someone
>>here can find out more
>>about this. If it's for real, it may be just the thing to exhume Polaroid
>>from the grave.
>>
>> But, it's unfortunate that the name sounds very similar to sociopathic.
>> The comedians are
>>going to have fun with this.
>>
>
> And "Polaroid" sounds a lot like "paranoid", so this camera could become
> known as the Paranoid Sociopathic.
>
> I've known a number of people who would readily identify with that.
>
And the Polaroid Socialmatic is for real:
http://www.amazon.com/Polaroid-Socialmatic-Digital-Instant-Camera/dp/B00QFVKXIC
But it still sounds like Paranoid Sociopathic.
Chris
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
- Hunter S. Thompson
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