Disposable Digital Cameras

The IKEA Cardboard Digital Camera is Debuted at Milan Design Week

The Swedish company handed out these inventive, but simply designed IKEA Digital Cardboard Cameras -- which bear the unmistakable IKEA look -- in press packs during the Milan Design Week. The cardboard camera is powered by two AA-batteries that are visible, but integrated very well into the design.

It has an internal memory card that holds up to 40 photos and is equipped with a viewfinder instead of a LCD screen. From in between the cardboard you're able to pop a small USB connector, which makes it very easy to empty your camera and see the results on a computer.

Since the digital cardboard cameras were a big hit in Milan, IKEA is now thinking of making the cameras available in its stores.

Cardboard Camera Revolution
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Retail
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SCORE
4.8 out of 10
GENDER
50% Men50% Women
MARKETTop markets: North America, Europe, Asia
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POPULARITY
Popularity 48%
Activity 88%
Freshness 8%

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