Polaroid: Help us convince Apple to add Bluetooth transfer support

We received an interesting email this morning from Polaroid -- they are asking for the assistance of iPhone owners to convince Apple to provide Bluetooth transfer support for the platform. Adding Bluetooth transfer support would make it possible for the iPhone to print to the new Polaroid PoGo Instant Mobile Printer (photo at right).

The PoGo (US$99.95) is a pocket-sized inkless printer that prints full-color photos from cell phones using Bluetooth. Unfortunately, the iPhone doesn't have Bluetooth transfer capabilities, although a solution for jailbroken iPhones has been in the news lately. As a result, the PoGo and iPhone don't play together.

Polaroid would like to change that:

To encourage Apple to become compatible with the Polaroid Pogo printer, we are asking iPhone owners to submit an enhancement request form at the following link and to express their interest for better Bluetooth transfer capabilities including OPP profile so they can print to the Polaroid Pogo printer.

http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html

Thanks in advance for your help!

Would you consider a pocket printer for your iPhone if Apple made the necessary changes to the OS? Leave us feedback.

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Of course don't post on an Apple support board...

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Works now with iBlueTooth on a Jailbroken iPhone 3G 2.2 OS

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March 16 2009 at 8:58 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

exnewt

Works now with iBlueTooth on a Jailbroken iPhone 3G 2.2 OS

www.flickr.com/photos/opusmark/3353489591/

March 14 2009 at 2:12 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

David

I'm also own a PoGo, and I'm very disapointed because I can't print anything from my iPhone :(

Please, tell Apple to add Polaroid Pogo bluetooth compatibility in the next iPhone firmware !

February 03 2009 at 1:33 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Ashley Boyd

The fact that the iPhone doesn't have MMS or bluetooth make them antiquated. Last time I bought a phone that couldn't do that was 2003.

February 01 2009 at 4:32 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

BEN ENGLISCH

I wonder if my chances really went up five times, now that folks have been reminded of the contest. I'm estimating with new people entering who would not have otherwise participated, my chances probably went up by three, so it still helps. Thanks, DDH software, we love free software giveaways at TUAW.

January 31 2009 at 12:14 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Jerod

I would

January 31 2009 at 10:46 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

First of all, I want to say that I've jumped on the bandwagon and done this.

Having said that, I don't think this will make much difference. The iPhone has been out for a year and a half now and since it came out we have been very vocal about our disdain for certain lacking features like copy/paste, MMS, Video recording, Bluetooth transfers and syncing. Yet, Apple has simply ignored those complaints. Even one of the big features that we've been waiting for and they promised us back in Sept (push notifications) has yet to emerge. What makes us think they will care if we all petition for this feature? Even though it's a feature my Sony Ericsson from 7 years ago could do.

January 31 2009 at 10:00 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Franck V

Done !!!

A french guy...

January 31 2009 at 7:03 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

connoknife

i think now apple has cleared up alot of the DRM issues on itunes, it needs to go further and open up the bluetooth ability of the iphone, the only reason it isn't there is because of right issues id imagine...?

January 31 2009 at 5:56 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

max Walker

If they opened the iPhone to bluetooth tx there are many more useful things it could do - Number 1 is act a emote control for a PS3 !!

January 31 2009 at 4:44 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply