On Tuesday, January 21, 2003, at 04:41 AM, Jostein wrote:
There are a number of printers out there that do that. I recently bought a Epson Stylus 925 and it's great for minilab quality and convenience at home. Just load a roll of paper, stick in the memory card or plug in the camera and tell it to print. It has a built-in paper cutter.My guess is that in the consumer market there's a segment here for "gadget printers" that lets you plug in the memory card and print your pictures directly; without involving a computer at all.
HP also has a tiny printer that does only 4x6 and has a built-in memory card reader.
Sony, Fuji, Olympus and a few others already make kiosks that you can stick in your memory card and order prints. I think the Olympus one has a credit card reader so it can be self-service.And for "half-hour" labs wher you can drop your memorycard and collect your images after lunch.
--jc
