Since 2005 when the digital camera really took over the film camera physical prints have been on the decline. I posted a really funny video a while back where young children were introduced to film cameras for the very first time. When they were asked whether or not they actually had a physical copy of any photos of themselves the answer was a resounding no. Prynt is a company that will be releasing a Kickstarter campaign t launch their new product. Their product is a smart phone case with a built-in printer like a Polaroid camera.
The small French startup has been working on turning your smartphone into a miniature Polaroid camera since January. They’ve spent much of that time visiting Shenzen to source parts and iterating on a simple design that sends a photo to the case over Bluetooth and then prints it by heating paper filled with ink.
The current version takes about 50 seconds from photo to printed paper and can only hold one piece of paper at a time. But the planned consumer version will hold 10-30 sheets of paper and take fewer than 30 seconds to print thanks to better hardware integration and a direct physical connection between the phone and case.
Prynt CEO Clément Perrot says that the case will only cost $99 when first made available via a Kickstarter early next year and will be able to support flagship phones with ~4.x-inch screens. They’re currently working on a mount that will also account for phablets like the Galaxy Note or iPhone 6 Plus.
Go to TechCrunch to see a video demo and read the original article.
Source: TechCrunch
Image Source: Johan Blomström
