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Kodak

American  
[koh-dak] / ˈkoʊ dæk /
Trademark.
  1. a brand of portable camera introduced by George Eastman in 1888, using a roll of film and intended for taking snapshots.


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Originally opened as the Kodak Theatre in 2001, the venue had been designed as a long-term home for the Oscars.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Originally opened as the Kodak Theatre in 2001, the venue had been designed with the Oscars in mind as a possible long-term home.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Kyocera and then Sharp added cameras to mobile phones around 2000, going around Kodak rather than attacking its market directly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

Kodak thought it was in the film business but was really in the photography business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

A second contractor received the exclusive right to rent Kodaks to fair visitors, the Kodak being a new kind of portable camera that eliminated the need for lens and shutter adjustments.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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