Trend: Portable Printer For Digital Images

A variety of products are improving the ways to print out digital photography.
The introduction of inexpensive digital cameras created an easier way to take and share photos, by avoiding the costs of buying film and printing the images. Advances in printing technology are simplifying the process of taking, displaying, and printing digital photography.

Cases

Xiao Tip-521

The Xiao Tip-521 by Takara Tomy brings back the immediate gratification of the Polaroid instant cameras of the past. However, today, the camera gets the both worlds. The result is a 5 mega-pixel camera with a 16MB internal storage and a built-in printer. This way, users get a digital copy and can print out a version where the photo was shot. As the print image size is fairly small, think of it, as a portable Purikura (Print Club.)





Keian Japan P71-A2-JP

As digital picture frames grow in popularity, they are also becoming more than just gadgets for displaying photos. One side effect of them, is that friends and family see more of a person’s photography than they might have in the past. This increase in visibility often leads to an increase in request for copies. Keian Japan has added a printer to a digital frame. This obvious and clever solution saves the hassle and sending or printing a photo when people see them displayed in digital frames. Keian also added an MP3 player as well as USB and SD slots for sharing digital copies.



Prinics PFP-8B
Prinics offers a 8″ Photo Frame Printer. The frame also comes with the standard memory card slot and MP3 player to add music the digital photo albums. Printer cartridges simply slide in and out from the side, making replacement easy.

Trend Impact
After a decade of switching from print photography to digital photography, camera enthusiasts now have better options for printing out photographs. These new products combine both the advantages of digital images and print images. The new gadgets offer the immediacy of digital photography over having to order print versions of their favorite pics. However, people can enjoy the tactile experience of holding, sharing, and saving printed photos.

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