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Think of it as the new generation of Polaroid’s instant camera (which met its demise earlier this year). The xiao TIP-521 digital camera, made by toy company TOMY (makes you wonder if they think this is a serious device or a toy) is set to launch in stores in Japan on Friday.
ZINK Imaging produced the printer portion of the camera. It uses ZINK’s Zero Ink Technology which embeds tiny color dye crystals in the paper, activated only when the printout is made. The pictures are 2″ x 3″, and as with anything printed, the money is all in the consumables.
The paper costs 880 yen, or about $9.25 for 20 sheets. The camera costs 34,800 yen or about $365 dollars.
The xiao is a 5-megapixel camera, with support for SD / SDHC cards up to 4 GB. It also supports IrDA so you can beam pictures from another camera for printing.
You might ask why Polaroid doesn’t have their own camera with ZINK technology. Well, actually, they will. In May Polaroid announced their PoGo instant printer, using ZINK technology, and they had planned a camera for the holidays, but it’s been delayed.
Now Polaroid’s yet-unnamed camera will be showed off at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January. Problem for Polaroid: TOMY’s xiao is reportedly going to hit the U.S. starting in January.
My company, Adesso Albums, designs, manufactures, markets and sells a line of instant photo guest books® which contemporaneously capture events (such as weddings, birthdays, baby showers, anniversaries, retirements, family gatherings during the holidays, etc.) in photos and handwritten sentiments. The company has its roots in analog Polaroid instant photography, but with the advent of the portable photo printers (such as HP, Canon, etc.) we added versions of the albums which accommodated the traditional 4 x 6†digital photo.
Our newest products – an instant photo guest book and something we’re calling YOURbook™ – were introduced this summer and are specifically made for the prints from ZINK-enabled cameras (like the Xiao) and standalone printers (like the Polaroid PoGo) and give you a place to immediately store and chronicle your day to day life.
The albums are currently on sale on our site – http://www.adessoalbums.com – for anyone who’s interested!
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