Zink offers inkless printing, raises $25M
Saying it has perfected technology that allows it to print without using any ink, Zink’s next move will be to use $25 million recently raised from Petters Group Worldwide to manufacture its initial inventory.
The Boston-area company revealed its product, a printer-and-paper combination, at last January’s DEMO conference. The core of the technology is the paper, which is layered with crystals that, when melted at specific temperatures, become colored.
The resulting glossy printed paper is photographic-quality, and… Continue Reading
Zink: A printer that doesn’t use ink
Zink, a company presenting at the DEMO conference today, announces a novel printing technology: A printer that needs no ink.
Zink printers heat up a printing element and roll plastic paper past the print head once, and presto, a 2-by-3-inch picture comes out dry in 30 seconds.
Dean Takahashi, of the Merc, has the scoop (here’s the link) on this Waltham, Mass. spin-out from Polaroid. This will usher in a range of new devices. Later this year,… Continue Reading