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Ever since it first arrived on the market, it was pretty clear that the iPod touch was, in fact, a stripped-down version of the iPhone, lacking the smartphone’s most interesting communication capabilities, but featuring a Wi-Fi module. So, it was only a matter of time before someone made use of the iPod touch’s wireless connectivity in order to turn it into a VoIP mobile handset.

And it seems that this is exactly what the people over at JaJah are planning to do in the immediate future. Hence, as Arik Hesseldahl from BusinessWeek reports, the aforementioned company plans to release as early as next week a service that will provide enhanced communication capabilities for each and every iPod touch out there.

One of the first things that come to mind when contemplating the idea of the iPod touch being used as a mobile handset is the fact that the portable player doesn’t actually feature a built-in microphone. However, according to JaJah’s own twitter feed, that issue will be solved by using one of Apple’s own peripherals, the $29 Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic.

As we can see from Apple’s own description of its Earphones with Remote and Mic, this accessory can be used in order to “adjust the volume by pressing the + and - buttons,” “control music and video playback - including play/pause and next/previous - by pressing the center button,” and, more importantly, “record voice memos on supported iPod models.” So, if this thing can record memos on the iPod touch, it can surely be used for carrying out voice conversations.

Now, before we go, here’s a video showing the way the future service operates, recorded by Robert Scoble. We promise to be back with updates as soon as the guys over at JaJah decide to make an official announcement on the subject.

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Nowadays, the Polaroid company is far from its former glory, from the time when just about everyone wanted to buy a Polaroid company and enjoy instant photos. However, the firm is actively trying to regain some of it popularity, one of the latest steps in that direction being the launch of the Polaroid PoGo Instant Digital Camera in January 2009, a device that combines the same old concept (instant photo availability) with the most up-to-date digital imaging technology. In other words, you could call it a myth reborn.

Although the general concept remains the same, the actual details of the technology used by the new PoGo digital camera are quite different. Thus, the device employs the ZINK Photo Paper, a special type of paper that includes very tiny ink crystals. The camera itself doesn’t “print” anything, but rather heats up the crystals on the photo paper in order to form images.

The main advantage provided by the ZINK system is the fact that all of the obtained photos are smudge-proof, water-resistant and tear-resistant, which is indeed a major plus, especially given the fact that this thing is meant to be used mostly on the road. The “printing” speed is also quite OK, since a 2×3 inch full color photo will be ready in about 40 seconds.

Now, a few words about the camera module. The Polaroid PoGo Instant Digital Camera is not exactly what one might call a highly-advanced device, since it sports only a 5-megapixel sensor and provides a maximum zoom level of 4x. Furthermore, it has also been equipped with 3-inch LCD display, which allows users to both view photos and slightly edit them, prior to the printing process.

The device doesn’t have any internal memory, but instead relies on SD cards for saving the photos. It also features a rechargeable battery, a full charge lasting for around 20 photos.

The Polaroid PoGo Instant Digital Camera sells for around 200 US dollars, while the consumables (ZINK Photo Paper) sell for 5 US dollars (the 10-pack) and 13 US dollars (the 30-pack), which, in the end, are some pretty OK price points, especially for those old Polaroid fans who want to get their hands onto a new version of their old, beloved cameras.

Twitter’s “World Dominance 140 Characters At a Time” Tour continues as it tries to help users squeeze more into their messages. This time, however, there is casualty. TinyURL was the default URL shortening service for Twitter until recently when bit.ly was deemed the service of choice to shorten the URL’s of millions (that sounds painful, doesn’t it?) as reported by TechCrunch.

TinyURL has been with Twitter since its inception but the bit.ly service has a few advantages over it and some even benefit the users. bit.ly makes URL’s shorter than TinyURL which in the limited space that 140 characters is can be advantageous. Just think of the tragedy if one of your followers couldn’t get the additional exclamation point you had to share so you could really get your emotion across to them. Oh, the humanity!

The more likely reason that bit.y gets this honor is that it is backed by startup accelerator Betaworks which can also count other Twitter related and owned companies like Summize among its lineup. Also, two early Twitter investors, Chris Sacca and Ron Conway are bit.ly backers. I am pretty sure that anyone can connect the dots on this one.

As Twitter gains more and more power it will obviously be beneficial to any organization that has ties to its initial investors. Betaworks seems poised to ride the wave.