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Polaroid Mobile Inkless Printer

• Edgar Medina

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Description

• A little bigger than a deck of cards and weighs
  about 8 ounces.
• Outer casing made of anodized aluminum.
• It has no buttons to push.
• Only has 2 LED lights. One indicates your battery
  power status and the other your printing status.

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What does it allow you to do?

• The mobile printer allows you to instantly share
  digital photos that have just been taken in a 2
  inch by 3 inch print.
• You can transfer photos from a cell phone to the
  printer via Bluetooth or from a digital camera
  using a USB connection.
• After the photo is sent, you have a print within
  30 seconds to a minute.

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Inkless? How does it work?

• This printer uses Zinks thermal printing
  technology, so it needs no ink.
• The key is in the special Zink paper that the
  printer needs.
• Zink paper looks colorless but it has 100 billion
  dye crystals embedded that are activated at the
  right temperatures.
• The colors produced depends on the heat pulses
  from the thermal print head.
• The thermal print head releases 200 billion heat
  pulses on the print.
• The paper only needs a single pass
• through the thermal print head.

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More on Zink paper

• Zink paper
• -has adhesive backing
• -is water resistant
• -tear proof
• -has a semi-gloss finish

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The Prints and Battery

• When the print leaves the printer
• -There is no need to wait for it to be
  developed.
• -It is fully dry so the ink does not run.
• -It is water proof.
• Battery life
• -The printer operates from a rechargeable
  Lithium-ion battery.
• -The battery life will last for about 15 to 25
  prints.

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Limitations

• You cannot change the size of the print. All
  prints are 2 inches by 3 inches.
• The cost per print could end up more expensive
  than your normal digital prints.

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Cost and Release Date

• Zink paper will cost anywhere from .30 to .40
  each.
• The camera will cost about 150.00
• Due to be out in the market around back to school
  time this year.
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