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ZINK: Ink-in-paper vs. ink-on-paper

A Waltham,

By Patrick Henry Published: August 24, 2007

A Waltham, MA, company called ZINK ("Zero Ink", www.zink.com) is promoting a technology that embeds heat-activated CMYK microcrystals within a durable, water-resistant paper stock. Digital images can be exposed on this stock using extremely compact printing devices—possibly compact enough to be built into camera-equipped cell phones. That's ZINK's primary target market: people snapping untold numbers of shots with their camera phones, which soon will outnumber conventional cameras as picture-taking devices. This video from Demo.com gives a good overview of the technology (runs 6:41):

Here is a smaller clip from Gizmodo:

Short commercial for Zink printer:

A commercial for an integrated camera/printer:

About Patrick Henry

Patrick Henry is a journalist and an educator who has covered the graphic communications industry since 1984. The author of many hundreds of articles on business trends and technological developments in graphic communications, he has been published in most of the leading trade media in the field. He also has taught graphic communications as an adjunct lecturer for New York University and New York City College of Technology. The holder of numerous awards for industry service and education, Henry is currently the managing director of Liberty or Death Communications, a content consultancy.

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