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Instantaneous Polaroid Printers

The FujiFilm Instax Turns Pics From Your Smartphone into Polaroids

— May 5, 2014 — Tech
If you're that someone who loves the look of vintage, hipster and old-school photos, the FujiFilm Instax is the ideal image printer for you.

The Instax is a stylishly compact, portable printer that hooks up wirelessly to you smartphone. After you take a super hipster-looking photo you know would look great with a Polaroid border, you can open it up in the InstaxSHARE app, crop it and send it to the Instax for instantaneous printing. The great thing about the Instax is it doesn't require any ink, so every time you print a Polaroid of a photo from your smartphone, it's ready for you to touch. All you have to do is shake it out -- Outcast style -- and wait for the image to appear.
Trend Themes
1. Instant Printers - The trend of instant printers allows for the printing of images straight from your smartphone, providing an opportunity for companies to create compact, portable and inkless image printers.
2. Retro-modern Aesthetics - The trend of retro-modern aesthetics allows for the creation of products like the FujiFilm Instax, which merges vintage and modern technologies for a unique product experience.
3. Wireless Printing - The trend of wireless printing allows for the creation of devices that connect to smartphones, laptops, and other devices, cutting the need for cords, tangling, and other hassles of traditional printing.
Industry Implications
1. Consumer Electronics - The consumer electronics industry can capitalize on this trend and create compact, portable and inkless image printers, as well as other retro-modern aesthetics products.
2. Mobile Accessories - The mobile accessories industry has an opportunity to create innovative products that connect smartphones with instant printers and other wireless devices.
3. Photography - The photography industry can upscale this trend and create professional-grade instant printers for on-the-spot image printing and sharing at events and on location.
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