Remember the old Game Boy camera and printer combo that let you take low-res snaps of your pals then customise them (usually with hilarious facial hair) before printing them out in tiny dot matrix-o-vision? Those heady days could be back. A company named Zink has been showing off its new mini-printer which it claims could be embedded into any handheld gadget. Instead of using ink, the device prints onto an ‘advanced composite material’ which contains layers of dye crystals. The images are cheap and apparently recyclable.
The first iterations of the technology are likely to be a stand-alone unit and a camera with built-in printer, but you’d be foolish to rule out a mobile printer phone. The social networking possibilities are endless. Seen someone you fancy at the bar? Simply print-out your photo with your phone number attached. Hey presto - the police know exactly who to charge for sexual harassment!
(Via CNET)
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