consumer HP instant ink print

Whiskers
Sat, 01
Jul 2017 12:02:35 GMT in rec.photo.digital, wrote:

On 2017-06-30, dale wrote:
was just watching HSN2 Electronics Shopping

I saw this printer before, 2x3 inch prints off of a blue tooth
printer smaller than a smart phone

but this was the first time I heard the ink is in the paper and
it never requires ink

does anyone know the activation process?

does the printer's activation process wear out?

https://www.hsn.com/products/hp-spro...oto-printer/83
69377?query=8369377&isSuggested=true

It uses 'Zink (R)' like the Polaroid 'Snap' cameras
https://nerdtechy.com/hp-sprocket-review

Zink uses an entirely new type of technology. The pigments are
already located in the paper, although they are invisible to the
human eye. They are each activated at a different temperature.
The Zink printer uses a special print head that accurately heats
up different parts of the paper to produce the desired look.


I wouldn't say that's an entirely new type of technology, though.
It's a color thermal printer by the looks of things. Nifty, but, not
entirely 'new' technology.


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