Polaroid camera phone printer

Polaroid back to its root with tiny printer

I caught this on CNN.com, Polaroid has debuted their new tiny printer for use with cell phones and cameras at the CES.

Looks cool.

And no ink is VERY cool.

LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AP) — Once celebrated for cameras that made their own prints, Polaroid Corp. plans to update the concept this year by selling a portable printer for images on cell phones and digital cameras.

Polaroid’s new printer is a little bigger than a deck of cards and connects to phones by USB or Bluetooth.

And like those old Polaroid instant-film cameras, the new printers should have a wow factor: they require no ink, because they employ a thermal printing technology from startup Zink Imaging Inc.

The 8-ounce printers, a bit bigger than a deck of cards, are due to go on sale around back-to-school time for about $150, Polaroid and Zink announced Monday at the International Consumer Electronics Show.

Once connected to a phone or camera by Bluetooth wireless or the USB port, the printers need less than a minute to churn out 2-inch-by-3-inch pictures, which can be peeled off a backing and used as stickers. Sheets of paper for the device will cost about 40 cents each, less if bought in bulk.