  Convenience not enough to compensate for poor quality
I use a lot of photos in my journal and purchased this item thinking it would making journalling more convenient and less expensive, with no more money wasted on ink cartridges for my pictures. Unfortunately, I found I was much better of sticking with my Inkjet printer and HP photo paper. Mind you, I do not have an actual photo printer and do not use high quality photo ink, just a regular printer with glossy paper and regular, tri-color ink. Even so, the quality of what I can do with that is far greater than what I found with the PoGo.
For compatibility and convenience, it certainly gets an A. It works with both of my digital cameras as well as the Bluetooth device in my laptop. The photos print at a decent speed, taking about 1 minute each, and the sticky back is definitely a plus -- but none of this is enough to make up for the poor quality. I tested a few different types of images, and here is my assessment of each:
BLACK-AND-WHITE
The lighting was off, with parts of the photo appearing very washed out. The image was grainy and seemed to have a very poor resolution although the PoGo produces very small prints and I've printed this same photo before at 8 x 10 in. with no problem regarding the resolution. Parts of the image also had a blue tint in the lighting, but the original image was completely desaturated. This was the first photo I printed, and I assumed the PoGo would preform better with other images.
I tried another black-and-white photo for good measure, this time with more midtones. Despite the original's crisp quality and high resolution, the image lacked the same sharpness and seemed, once again, very grainy and washed out. Whiter parts of the image looked completely bleached out while darker parts of the image were also significantly lacking in the range of tone.
COLOUR
I then tried a few colour images hoping for improvement, but again the white balance was off, parts of the photos appeared completely washed out, the imagea were grainy, and the colour looked very different from the original photos. One photo had a warm overcast and came out looking very orange, with parts of the photo looking bright red, and another photo had more blue tones, with the image looking as washed out as the first two black-and-white photos.
Overall, I love the idea of the PoGo, but Polaroid was clearly too quick to get it out on the market. I knew going into this that the prints would be small and not exactly top quality, but not like this. I've Xeroxed better-looking images. As of now, this product is simply not worth it.
Great little gadget but check first
When they tell you to check on the compatibility of your phone with the Pogo, it's a good idea to do that. I made the assumption that because my phone is Bluetooth-enabled, the Pogo would work with it. My phone handles hands-free calling from a car, for example, but it won't work with the Pogo printer. So I upgraded phones - but even then, you have to make sure that what you're buying is compatible - just because it's a new phone doesn't mean it's compatible with new technology. Other than that little wrinkle, which was ironed out with an upgraded phone, the printer works just as advertised. If your picture quality is bad, your print will be bad, too; no surprise. It's a great little gadget and fun to have.
I really like this little guy!
I received one of these for Christmas, and I'm pleased to say I really like it. The picture quality is only as good as the file you are printing, so please keep that in mind.
First up is the size: It's a PERFECT size for traveling, it fits in my back pocket, in my purse, in my computer bag, and just about any other small space I'd want to put it in. It's just about the size of a Nintendo DS, or just a little larger than my largest compact digital camera.
Mine is red, and it is PRETTY! It's got a nice shiny, brushed metal type of finish that will not show scratches well, and that's a huge bonus for me. The red color makes it easy for me to spot in my backpack with all of my pink devices.
Next we'll go to the Zink paper, the think that makes this work. The paper is very thick and tough, it is indeed water resistant, and it is very tear resistant. I dunked it into a drink of soda, gave it to the 5 yr old to try to damage, and generally tried to mess it up. I just couldn't do it. I haven't tried the sticky backing yet, but I will once I get my new batch of paper. The Zink paper is the thing that makes this a Polaroid. You put the paper in and that's all the maintenance it needs. You never need to change ink or toner or any of that mess. The color is in the paper.
It was VERY easy to pair with my Palm Centro, not so easy to pair with my brother's iPhone. This little bit of info might be important to someone with an iPhone, that's why I mention it. I haven't tried any other phones besides my Centro, the iPhone and my Blackberry 87803e. The iPhone was the only one of the three that gave me a problem at all. I just went to bluetooth devices, added it as a trusted device, and sent a picture via bluetooth. Less than a minute later it was printed and sitting in my hands. Quick, painless and fun!
As I mentioned, the printed picture is only as good as the file it's coming from. The picture I took with my cell phone wasn't the best of quality, so the photo wasn't the best of quality. I haven't tried a better quality format as of yet, but I will soon.
I have not tried to use this with the pictbridge technology, but that seemed pretty straight forward. I would imagine to to work just like any other pictbridge printer.
Battery life is only so-so, and that's probably my biggest complaint for this device. If you plan on using it for more than a few pictures at a time, plan on bringing your power cord with you. It printed effortlessly 3 to 4 pictures on the first charge, but then I didn't use it or charge it for 3 days and I couldn't print without plugging it in.
All in all this is one of the best presents I've ever gotten. It's smooth, sleek, sexy and fun. What more could a girl ask for?
Not quite ready
Neat idea but it's not quite ready yet.
Although the Pogo is highly portable and fairly easy to use, the pictures it prints are too small (only 2x3) and grainy and the paper too expensive to serve any practical purpose (IMHO).
The Pogo might be a fun gadget to have at a party where you snap off and print a dozen shots and stick them on the wall (the paper is peal-and-stick) or your classmates' notebooks. But make no mistake, these pictures will not end up in a photo album as keepsakes.
I returned mine and will wait for the Pogo 2 which will hopefully support 4x6 prints at a higher resolution.
great idea but very poor quality
I'm not a professional but I still can't accept the quality of the prints. I'm not a picky person but the quality is REALLY BAD. I'm returning it tomorrow. Very disappointed. Hope they can develop a better product next time.
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