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Zink is Zero Ink — Sort Of (hackaday.com)
submitted 4 days ago by mesamunefire@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] BombOmOm@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago (2 children)

My first thought was: why have I never heard of this? The answer seems to be: 2" x 3" photo paper costs $0.41/ea.

Mail-order professional photo prints are quite a bit cheaper than that. So, the main thing this contends with is other instant photo creation methods. Which are pretty niche ever since digital cameras became good.

[–] VintageGenious@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Dude measures in quotation marks

[–] BombOmOm@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Absolutely anything to avoid the metric system! If we, as Americans, has to measure in quotation marks, we damn sure will!

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 4 points 2 days ago

Is it 3" or 3'' or """ or '''

[–] VintageGenious@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago

That's what I thought 🦅

[–] mesamunefire@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

Yeah its VERY expensive and only useful for a very niche setup. But its cool we can have options like this in the first place.

[–] supernicepojo@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

These actually make awesome pictures! Its cool tech that allows you to do prints anytime without feeling like a polaroid where you dont get any option of post. With a mobile setup, you can print off prints to show work. Its certainly not for everyone.