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It’s amazing how ingrained certain habits can be in all of us. Take the action of shaking a Polaroid picture. I saw my parents do it. I did it. Outkast even wrote a song about it. Sadly, Polaroid and their iconic film were destined to be relegated to a footnote in our gadget history when they stopped making the film.

Fortunately, they came out with the Poloroid PoGo Instant Camera to replace it. They actually showcased the PoGo camera last year at CES, but this year, they had them out and available for people to play with.

They come equipped with ink on the paper, so all you have to do is load the paper and start clicking. They even come with cute frames for your photos. Here is the Polaroid of Mike and I that they took of us at the show.

With a little more centering, it would have been perfect. You can do that sort of editing on the camera, so when you know it’s ready, then you print.

The photos are substantially smaller than the Polaroids of yesteryear (2″ X 3″), but they are a good enough size for sharing with friends.

Here is a video from last year’s CES showing how the PoGo works.

In the end, you get a cute little photograph and with the new technology, no shaking is required. Outkast will be so disappointed…