Kodak

Earlier this week, two remarkably well-formed rumors sprung up around a potential new camera from Polaroid. And, in an uncommon move, Polaroid has confirmed the story, and will be announcing more come CES next month.

As part of Kodak's bankruptcy filing earlier this year, the company put some 1,100 patents up for sale, attempting to raise money to deal with the more than $6 billion in liabilities with which it was saddled. Now it appears that the two biggest names in technology may have bonded together to pick up this incredible IP suite.

Admittedly, I haven't been covering the whole Kodak bankruptcy ordeal all that closely. It's mainly because the whole thing is a bit sad, but also because it hasn't had all that much tangible effect on those of us who don't find bankruptcy cases interesting. Today, though, Kodak announced that their personalized imaging division is going on the auction block, which means the future of film photography is now pretty much for sale.

Amid all the bad news surrounding Kodak, including the planned sale of its digital patents and online photo services, it seemed like the company’s film business would endure.  But Kodak announced recently that they are discontinuing three EKTACHROME (color reversal) films:  EKTACHROME E100G, EKTACHROME E100VS, and ELITE Chrome Extra Color 100.They estimate that you’ll still be able to find them on shelves for the next six months or so (but that’s based on current sales trends).