31 January 2007

Something exciting is coming to digital photography!

This press release was just forwarded to me today. It's an exciting concept for those of us with digital cameras and camera phones...inkless printing - anywhere! They are planning to unveil their first mobile printing products later this year. They're sure to be the "must haves" for the holidays!

Enabling Printing Where It Has Never Before Been Possible

Palm Desert, Calif., January 30, 2007 – ZINK Imaging has unveiled a new way for consumers to print and experience full color digital images without the need for ink cartridges or ribbons. ZINK Imaging’s patented technology, being shown for the first time at the DEMO 07 conference, shifts the printing paradigm from an ink cartridge or ink ribbon, to a totally ink-less system. Images magically appear on the ZINK paper without a drop of ink.The key to the ZINK process is the ZINK paper, which is protected by more than 100 patents and patents pending. Dye crystals are embedded in the ZINK paper and are activated by heat from a ZINK printer. The crystals then colorize, producing high quality, long-lasting, durable, and affordable images. “At ZINK Imaging, we are insisting on the impossible to deliver a revolutionary digital printing experience to the world. ZINK technology does not require ink to print, provides a magical user experience, can transform any device into a printer, is good to the environment and most importantly, makes people smile," said Wendy Caswell, president and CEO, ZINK Imaging. “Our unveiling at DEMO marks the completion of a long and intense road of research and development that has resulted in a patented, innovative printing technology that we are quite proud to deliver this year.”

ZINK Imaging is headquartered in Massachusetts. Read more about it here: http://www.zink.com/.

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