>
> 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.
Chris
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
- Hunter S. Thompson
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