The Instax Share SP-1 mobile printer
The manufacturer’s Instax Share SP-1 machine will be able to print photos from phones on the spot.
Gizmodo reported that the machine, the latest in the company’s range of Instax instant printers, can “approximate that level of satisfaction” and “wonderful feel” of photos “a Polaroid used to spit out”, with the machine’s built-in WiFi radio allowing it to become a hotspot as well as a printer.
The machine works through the Instax Share iOS and Android applications on smartphones, with a connection made to the printer and the photo produced on a two-by-three inch film sheet. Gizmodo added that the printer also has a “print again button” for those who’ve “taken a photo of a group and [would like] a souvenir”, with dates and times added to photos if chosen as an option.
The site also noted that it “love[s] the idea that you can turn your photo into a memory” with the machine, which is also battery-powered for mobile and on-the-go use, and will be available in the US market in April for $200 (€146).