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Palm-Sized Smartphone Printers

This Tiny Printer for Your Smartphone Makes Printing Pictures Easy

— March 7, 2014 — Tech
The tiny ZINK zero ink palm-sized wireless smartphone printer is perfect for people who are constantly on-the-go. The printer stores quietly in a pocket or purse. It uses Bluetooth to access your photos on your iPhone or NFC if you have an Android device. It will print a 2-inch by 3-inch color photo in lass than a minute.

A smartphone app will allow you to center, caption and add certain filters/borders to the pictures before you decide to print them. They will print at 640 x 1224 dpi on a patented paper embedded with yellow, magenta and cyan dye crystals. It produces a rich, vibrant photograph. They are also watermarked and resistant to fingerprints, dust or scratches.

The printer can produce up to 20 prints after it has been charged for 1.5 hours via the micro USB adapter.
Trend Themes
1. Wireless Smartphone Printers - The trend towards palm-sized wireless smartphone printers provides opportunities for businesses to develop affordable, portable, and easy-to-use printing technology.
2. On-the-go Photo Printing - The trend towards on-the-go photo printing creates opportunities for businesses to develop compact and lightweight printing devices that can print high-quality photos quickly and easily.
3. Mobile Photo Editing Apps - The trend towards mobile photo editing apps provides opportunities for businesses to develop apps that enable users to easily edit and enhance their photos before printing them using a smartphone printer.
Industry Implications
1. Consumer Electronics - The rise of palm-sized wireless smartphone printers creates opportunities for businesses within the consumer electronics industry to develop affordable and accessible printing solutions for consumers.
2. Photography - The trend towards on-the-go photo printing presents opportunities for businesses within the photography industry to develop portable and lightweight devices that can produce high-quality prints quickly and easily for photographers.
3. Mobile App Development - The trend towards mobile photo editing apps creates opportunities for businesses within the mobile app development industry to create easy-to-use editing apps that integrate with smartphone printers.
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