In addition to the digital version, many users also want to have a hard copy of their favorite captures, and just as quickly. That's why pocket printers have boomed in popularity.
Slightly larger in size than cell phones, printers connect to them via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi and make copies in seconds. In addition, most do not use ink cartridges like the traditional ones:a special paper takes care of revealing the colors and the images.
In this article, we'll tell you what they are, how they work, and where you can get a pocket printer to get your photos on paper right now, wherever and whenever you want.
What is a pocket printer?
Pocket printers allow us to print documents or images at the moment since we can take them everywhere. They are normally without cables, which facilitates transport and subsequent handling; In addition, they are usually equipped with Bluetooth or Wi-Fi technologies
Features
We mention some of the features of pocket printers:
- They reach a level of definition, color and luminosity far superior to that of traditional printers. The resolution can range from 2400 × 1200 px, in the most basic models, to 4800 × 2400 px in the high-end models.
- Pocket printers often include editing features to enhance photos, from adding effects and removing red-eye to customizing images with filters and color. text, and much more.
- All pocket printers include WiFi or Bluetooth connection and can be connected via USB to a computer or mobile phone, in addition to printing directly from the memory card thanks to the integrated reader
How to print without ink?
To do this, you just need to link the device to your mobile via Bluetooth; Then you just need to download and open the app, then choose and edit the capture to your liking with the option to add filters, frames, stickers or texts. When you're done, tap the print icon.
Thus, in less than a minute you obtain a physical photograph on glossy paper 5 x 7.6 cm printed with a thermal technique called ZINK (Zero ink); i.e. without ink. In addition, the result is adhesive, so you can stick it immediately in an album, in a collage, on the wall, in your bag or wherever you want.
Uses of Portable Printers
- Printer without ink no longer uses ink, because they are thermal printers that weigh only 200 grams and fit in your bag. Its technology is based on heat crystals embedded in the blade and activated by heat.
- Data telephone type payment machines, used with a point of sale to collect invoices, incorporate a small thermal printer for printing tickets.
- Portable label printers are widely used in logistics or picking tasks, usually because of the time that can be saved when moving from point to point while printing tags. In many other cases, they even print in relief in different formats and materials.
- There are some that have an LCD screen and can be printed thanks to Wi-Fi, Google Print, Air print or even by sending an email to a certain email account and, directly, the terminal prints it.
- There is even a prototype portable inkjet printer that moves on the surface of a Din A4 and is powered by a rechargeable battery via USB.
