Pocket Printer

January 7, 2008 | Source: Technology Review

Polaroid spinoff Zink Imaging has unveiled the “digital instant mobile photo printer,” a Bluetooth-coupled color printer available by the summer for less than $150.

Polaroid printer prints photos on two-inch-by-three-inch sheets of paper, without using ink or toner, using a novel type of thermal-printing technology: a special paper contains layers of crystals that release pigment when heated. (Zink)

Polaroid printer prints photos on two-inch-by-three-inch sheets of paper, without using ink or toner, using a novel type of thermal-printing technology: a special paper contains layers of crystals that release pigment when heated. (Zink)