Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Polaroid Corporation was an American company best known for its instant film and cameras, which now survives as a brand for consumer electronics. The company was founded in 1937 by Edwin H. Land, to exploit the use of his Polaroid polarizing polymer. [1]
I remember the days when Polaroid cameras were the hottest thing. We didn't have one, but on occasion at a gathering of family and friends, someone would show up with one. The pictures weren't ...
Polaroid sponsored parties for OutKast at which Euro RSCG distributed Polaroid cameras. [54] OutKast also made a deal to hold Polaroid cameras during some of its performances. While Polaroid did not release sales figures, its public image, which was in decline with the growing popularity of digital cameras, was bolstered by the song. [55]
Polaroid Corp. v. Polarad Elect. Corp. is a key United States legal case from 1961 in trademark infringement law. It is also cited in personality rights particularly around celebrities. The decision argued that trademark infringement is measured by the multi-factor "likelihood of confusion" test. That is, a new mark will infringe on an existing ...
A building seen through polaroid sunglasses. This material, known as J-sheet, was later replaced by the improved H-sheet Polaroid, invented in 1938 by Land. H-sheet is a polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) polymer impregnated with iodine. During manufacture, the PVA polymer chains are stretched such that they form an array of aligned, linear molecules in ...
First sold to the public in the late 1940s, Polaroid cameras became hugely popular for their ability to produce photos instantly. Polaroid pictures also became cultural icons in the 1970s and 80s ...
In 1991, police discovered Jeffrey Dahmer had 84 polaroid photos depicting 17 murders he committed between 1978 to 1991. The act is shown in 'Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story' on Netflix.
Polaroid B.V. was founded in 2008 as The Impossible Project (sometimes known as Impossible). In 2017, Polaroid Corporation's brand and intellectual property were acquired by Impossible Project's largest shareholder and the company was rebranded as Polaroid Originals. [1] In March 2020, Polaroid Originals branding was shortened to Polaroid. [2] [3]