| The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is one of | | | | using this inkless printer, the Zink printer's head |
| those big events that tech and gadget geeks | | | | applies the appropriate heat and pressure on the |
| from all over the world look forward to every | | | | Zink paper, as accorded by the image being |
| year to get a glimpse of the new gizmos they | | | | printed. This heat and pressure causes the yellow, |
| could salivate on and hopefully get a hold of | | | | magenta and cyan crystals on the Zink paper to |
| before the year ends. In the last CES, one of the | | | | melt and blend together to capture the desired |
| many gadgets that certainly wowed cellphone and | | | | image on the paper. |
| photo geeks is an as-yet nameless product that | | | | Are photos printed with the Zink printer durable? |
| we shall call the Zink printer. | | | | The answer is yes. The Zink paper is designed so |
| What is the Zink printer? The Zink printer is one | | | | that any image printed on it will be highly resistant |
| of the newest offerings of Polaroid, that camera | | | | to light and heat, therefore more durable and |
| products company that we are all familiar with, | | | | more long-lasting that even Polaroid prints. The |
| and of Zink, or Zero Ink Printer Company. The | | | | Zink paper's polymer overcoat is the one that |
| Zink printer promises to become a craze by the | | | | makes this possible. |
| time it is released before fall. Why? First, because | | | | Using the Zink Printer as a Cellphone Printer |
| it is a portable cellphone printer that can easily fit | | | | What makes the Zink printer so great is that it |
| in your pocket. Second, it is an inkless printer - | | | | can be used as a cellphone printer. Any image you |
| with the Zink technology, it does not consume | | | | can capture on your cellphone camera or digital |
| even a drop of ink. | | | | camera, you can now easily print on the Zink |
| How Does the Zink Printer Work? | | | | printer. |
| Yes, the Zink printer does not use even a drop | | | | As mentioned above, the Zink printer is so small it |
| of ink. That is because this inkless printer makes | | | | can fit easily into your pocket. Having a portable |
| use of special paper that was developed by Zink. | | | | cellphone printer such as the Zink printer will make |
| This special Zink paper has numerous tiny crystals | | | | it a joy for photo geeks to exchange snapshots. |
| colored in yellow, magenta and cyan, the basic | | | | What is more is that the Zink paper can come in |
| colors needed by inkjet printers to produce color | | | | variants with adhesive backing, which would make |
| prints. | | | | for lovely and colorful customized stickers and |
| The way the Zink printer works to produce color | | | | labels. A pack containing 10 sheets of the Zink |
| prints is quite simple. When a photo is printed | | | | paper is said to cost only $4. |