Polaroid debuts pocket-size dye-sub printer

Polaroid launched the Hi-Print, a pocketable mobile printer. The Polaroid Hi-Print uses 2×3 dye-sub cartridges, instead of the customary heat-activated Zink media. Cartridges hold 10 adhesive-backed prints. The Hi-Print cartridges print onto a water-resistant, sticky-back photo that’s roughly credit card sized. The printer communicates with smartphones via Bluetooth, and the built-in battery is good for 20 prints.

The accompanying iOS and Android apps allow users to edit before printing. Editing tools include filters, overlays, frames, stickers, text, and other options before wirelessly sending the photo to the Hi-Print.