PC World Community: Printers Blog: Instant gratification hits photo printing... again

This article sounds exciting at first glance, as it introduces the newest iteration of the old Polaroid camera idea: a handheld camera and printer by Zink Imaging, which will print your digital photos immediately. Snap photos of your friends and get an immediate print, with no developing time!

But I have to go with the article here. How many people still actually print their photos to share them? With the amount of online photo sharing options, from Flicker to MySpace to email to cell phones, photos are so quick, cheap and easy to share that printing almost seems a waste of time and money - at least, printing just for the casual market. Printing photos for formal display or framing will always be viable, but how much quality can you get from a printer that fits in the palm of your hand?

It's an idea that was tremendous in its time, and there are certainly still possibilities, but only time will tell whether it'll be something groundbreaking this time around, or just a new item of passing interest.

The author, Amy Sage, is employed by MyInkPro.com.

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