The marketing-speak in the copy of that listing made me old-school nauseous.
Paul Braun
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On Dec 9, 2014, at 20:43, Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> 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
>
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