Lemelson is said to rank third among U.S. inventors behind Edison and Polaroid film inventor Edwin H.

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But a group of entrepreneurs and ex-employees calling themselves The Impossible Project acquired the plant and have set about making (and improving) Polaroid film.

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Perhaps the Flip can still be saved, wrested from the dust heap of technology the same way Polaroid film was saved by a group of fans that formed The Impossible Project.

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The irony in this story is that the Polaroid camera and film was always a niche product.

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Don't worry about setting up AirPrint or otherwise jumping through software hoops: the Lab captures the screen and prints it to Polaroid-compatible instant film as a keepsake.

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Film compatible with old Polaroid cameras is now manufactured by The Impossible Project.

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When photographic film had to be taken to the drugstore to be developed, Polaroid was a disruptor.

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Polaroid itself, which pioneered instant photography, ultimately went bankrupt and doesn't produce its iconic cameras or film anymore.

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