Zink No Ink Printer

If you are new here, you may want to subscribe to our feed.

Have you ever gone to a movie on a Friday night? The place is abuzz with the frenetic social interactions of young people. It’s funny to watch the girls twirling their hair at the boys, and the boys trying to act like they’re not interested. Can you imagine if they had an ultra portable printer that they could use? I’m talking the size of an ipod or smaller. Then Suzie could snap a pic with Johnny on her camera (like the one above) and print it on the spot. It would be like a portable photo booth. Well Zink has made just such a printer.

Zink is a small start up company from Massachusetts. And they have created a way to do printing without the need for ink. The secret is in the paper. The paper looks like normal paper, but it contains embedded dye crystals with a protective polymer overcoat. When the paper is heated, it activates the dye crystals. This results in a high quality and durable image. The image is smudge proof and isn’t light sensitive. And since the printer is so small, it can be embedded into all kinds of devices. It will be interesting to see what it’s used for.

Here is a video on how Zink works.

Digg it Add to del.icio.us Stumble it add to technorati


Related Posts:

Printer PCL XL Error
One of my clients had recently bought a new Lexmark printer. She was going through all the boxes, manuals,...

A Good Portable Printer? How About Seven!
As electronics miniaturizes and increases in quality, new novelties are cropping up.  Such a novelty is the portable printer.  Now,...

Brother HL-2170W Laser Printer Review
Here we go on another review. I recently got my hands on this Brother HL-2170W printer and it's a...

Organ Printer Could Save Countless Lives
I honestly had to take a double take when looking into this story.  Researchers have developed a bio organ printer...

Pixma iP100 Mobile Printer
If you are a professional who is on the go, then the Canon Pixma iP10 mobile printer may be just...

•