You knew it had to happen: a miniature printer for a snap-happy generation that likes to both collect and curate the moments of their lives. The young are all set now to get to be cooler with a new printer that sits right in their pocket! Yes! You heard that right!
Last week, HP announced Sprocket , a portable, palm-sized printer that’s small and light enough to fit in a purse or back pocket yet capable of producing 2×3” stick-able snapshots from a mobile phone or tablet via Bluetooth in less than a minute.
The vivid prints are produced using ZINK® Zero Ink® Technology, which means they are smudge-proof, water resistant and can be shared immediately. A free HP Sprocket App for iOS and Android lets users quickly customize and print smartphone and social media photos by adding frames, text, stickers, filters, and more.
HP envisions the new device finding popularity with teenagers and millennials who are drawn to fun, stylish gadgets that might be a hit at social events. In fact, that’s precisely where HP sees Sprocket finding its biggest following – at parties and other gatherings where fun-seekers might be taking selfies or looking at social media posts that they would like to print out, share nd take home with them.
HP ZINK® Photo Paper delivers bright, glossy photos without ink or toner cartridges, — all the color required for printing is embedded in the HP ZINK® photo paper itself. It delivers printed snaps that are vibrant smudge-proof, water-resistant, and tear-resistant. Peel off the backing, and the photos become stickers to decorate bags, scrapbooks, journals, and walls.
Sprocket is a fun and easy way to unlock all those digital pictures they have parked in smartphone camera rolls and, social media sites. Deloitte Global predicts that in 2016, 2.5 trillion photos will be shared or stored online – with 90 percent of them having originated on a smartphone.
To learn more about HP Sprocket and get details about product pricing, colors and availability, visit http://www8.hp.com/us/en/printers/sprocket.html.
We are sure that this one will create quite ripple and has the potential to be a big hit with the upwardly mobile and tech savvy youth of today who live out of their smartphones for most time. We are very keen to see when this will be available in India and what the price point is for this device will be. We will keep you posted on the same here as we get updates from HP.
