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Inkless Printers: The Photo Printers Of Tomorrow

You've seen photo printers go from slow to fast, from black and white to full-color and from huge to compact. The large amount of technological advancements have made huge jumps the past year to make printing high-quality images much easier, faster and even more affordable for all of us.

With all these developments in the printing industry, it shouldn't be a surprise that the photo printers of the future are those that won't need normal ink cartridges to be able to print. One of the pioneers of this technology is ZINKTM, which stands for "zero ink," a company that has produced paper embedded with dye crystals that are activated when heated. Once the crystals are activated, colors emerge to form high-quality print images.

Some manufacturers have already launched their own inkless printers using ZINKTM technology and have made these available to the public as early as 2008. Here are some brands that are already offering their own inkless printers in the market.

1. Dell Wasabi PZ310 Photo Printer. This compact, mobile printer can produce 2"x3" full-color prints without the use of ink cartridges. Using ZINKTM technology, the Wasabi printer prints out high-quality images and documents that are smudge-proof as well as water and fade-resistant. Its size (4.8"x2.9"x0.9") makes it practical to bring along in your purse or pocket. It can also connect to your mobile phone via bluetooth or a USB A connector, making it perfect for on-the-fly photo printing--it's like having a photo booth in your pocket!

2. Tomy xiaoTM TIP-521 Digital Camera. Use this handy digital camera to shoot photos and print images, too! The Tomy xiaoTM TIP-521 digital camera has a built-in inkless printer which can print out full-color 2"x3" prints in less than a minute. It's one of the first digital cameras out in the market today that integrates a printer into its compact body, allowing you to capture, view and print out images anywhere you are. To date, the Tomy xiaoTM is available in Japan and features a 5-megapixel camera with a 4x digital zoom and a 2.48" full-color LCD display.

3. Polaroid PoGoTM Mobile Printer. Short for "Polaroid on the go," the Polaroid PoGoTM was the first mobile printer featuring ZINKTM technology. This ink-free printer is small enough to fit in your pocket and can connect to your mobile phone via Bluetooth or your digital camera through PictBridge. The absence of ink cartridges makes it much smaller than the most compact photo printers. This handy mobile printer is able to print borderless, full-color, 2"x3" images in less than a minute.

4. PoGoTM Instant Digital Camera combines a camera and a fully functional inkless printer to make capturing images and printing them fast, easy and convenient. You can capture and edit images in the camera and print them out on 2"x3" sticky-backed paper to make your own photo stickers. You can also connect the Polaroid PoGoTM camera to your computer to share your photos online with family and friends.

We've come a long way from the photo printers of the past, and technological advancements like inkless and compact mobile printers have made printing high-quality images hassle-free, convenient and a lot more fun.

About the Author

This Article is written by John C Arkin from MyOfficePortal.org the contributor of Office Supplies Information & Resources. More information on the subject is at Inkless Printers: The Photo Printers of Tomorrow, and related resources can be found at Dell Ink Cartridges.

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