# Extendable Office Appliances The Retractable Printer Elongates to Ink an Array of Different Pages By Amelia Roblin | Published 2012-10-02 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/retractable-printer References: [yankodesign](http://www.yankodesign.com/2012/10/01/how-big-is-your-printer/) & [behance.net](http://www.behance.net/gallery/Retractable-Concept-Printer/5113515) Currently, your printer might be the bulkiest item on your desktop, yet existing technologies can change this. The Retractable Printer may be a concept; however, the realization of its design is certainly within reach. Neilson Navarrete's proposal makes the [office appliance](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nubo-smart) [portable and easy to store](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/selphy-qx20). In its most compact form, the [cylindrical electronic device](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vertical-mouse-concept) is only slightly longer than the width of an A4 sheet of paper. It's amazing then then that such a small gadget can also spit out text and photos on pages of up to A2 dimensions. You simply pull the rounded ends of the Retractable Printer apart to lengthen the tube and spread the cartridges. Designed for publishing a variety of different 2-D media, this modern machine would be intuitive to operate and convenient to use. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.6/10 - Popularity: 62% | Activity: 68% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Portable Office Appliances:** The trend of portable office appliances presents disruptive innovation opportunities for creating compact and easily portable devices. - **Retractable Technology:** The trend of retractable technology offers disruptive innovation opportunities for designing devices that can extend or retract to meet different needs. - **Intuitive Office Appliances:** The trend of intuitive office appliances opens up disruptive innovation opportunities for creating user-friendly and convenient devices. ### Who This Affects Most - **Printing Industry:** The printing industry can explore disruptive innovation opportunities by developing compact and retractable printers that can produce different page sizes. - **Technology Industry:** The technology industry can seize disruptive innovation opportunities by incorporating retractable mechanisms into various electronic devices for enhanced portability and storage. - **Office Supply Industry:** The office supply industry can explore disruptive innovation opportunities by creating intuitive and easy-to-use office appliances that cater to diverse printing needs. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Paper-Saving Printer Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/roller-jet-printer.md) - [Freestyle Desktop Printers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dual-printer-device.md) - [Industrial Handheld Printer Units](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/scribe-handheld-printer.md) - [Subtle Smartphone-Friendly Printers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/samsung-image-box.md) - [Elongated Photo Printers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hp-sprocket-panorama.md) - [Retractable Port Hub Laptops](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/laptop-design-concept.md) - [All-In-One Desktop Printers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eprint.md) - [Advanced Tap-to-Print Printers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/huawei-pixlab-x1.md) - [Mailbox-Shaped Scanner Printers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tou.md)