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"QUANTUM SHOT" #737
Link - article by Radhika Seth & Avi Abrams
      
      
      If it prints, then it's a printer. Even if it looks like SpongeBob
        SquarePants.

      Printers are known to be a necessary evil that takes up much of the
      precious real estate of one's desk. And for eons we have seen designers
      trying to make them compact and more space-friendly. Alas, most of these
      efforts have been concepts and none of them have made it from the drawing
      board to the table. Here is a look at ten or so Crazy Printer Concepts
      which have wowed us, and left us lusting after them.

      
      (cats have some sort of special relationship with cool, or rather
        warm, printers; here are some examples)

      1.
        Hanging Printer by Jaesik Heo

      Predictably, the Hanging Printer leaves much needed desk space clear and
      hangs over the edge for you. It even features a bucket type holder for the
      paper, giving you a tidy desk!

      

      2.
        The Tanning Printer by Hosung Jung, Junsang Kim, Seungin Lee & Yonggu
          Do

      Ever got a suntan? Now imagine a printer using the same technique to print
      paper! This solar-powered buddy doesn’t use cartridges; it uses the
      process of sun-tanning the paper!

      

      3.
        The Sophie by Mac Funamizu

      Don’t we all love to take pictures with our iPhones? Now imagine taking
      Polaroid Printouts in a jiffy thanks to this unique dock/case. A QR code
      and geo tagged map can also be printed to link it to a digital version
      somewhere on the web like Flickr.

      

      4.
        The Book Printer by Moonhwan Park

      The Book Printer is a Bluetooth enabled device and is good enough to make
      you look like the studious sort. It measures a modest 50 X 257 X 182 mm
      and is a pretty smart book for a printer!

      

      5.
        Document Extractor – Combi Monitor by Byeong Min Choe

      One of the favorite keys – Print Screen – has a special meaning here. This
      monitor cum printer/scanner combo prints out whatever is on-screen at the
      present moment. Would love to see an iMac version of this!

      

      6.
        The Instant Cartridge Printer by Yuexun Chen & Chia-Chen Hsiao

      Modeled along the lines of disposable cameras, we have here the Instant
      Cartridge Printer. Simply buy a cartridge printer off the shelf, according
      to the paper size you plan on using, and you are set!

      

      7.
        Pencil Printer by Hoyoung Lee, Seunghwa Jeong & Jin-young Yoon

      This concept uses lead shavings from the pencil to help print the paper;
      what’s more, you can erase the entire sheet and reuse the paper for
      printing out more silly memos!

      

      8.
        Yet Another Pencil Printer by Hoyoung Lee

      Typically we end up throwing pencil stubs into the trashcan, but with this
      kinda Pencil Printer, you don’t. Toss it into the holder and let the lead
      feed this printer for ink! Pretty soon you can take pencil printouts and
      erase your silly typos too!

      

      9.
        Stick POP Printer by Jihun Kang, Youngho Lee, Jieun Lee & Changsu
          Lee

      I simply love this portable concept for printers. It’s as simple as a
      stick that fits in your handbag. The device can handle a small load and is
      meant for just a few sheets at a time. Just hook it up to your comp
      /device via USB and get printing!

      

      10.
        The Road Printer by Hoyoung Lee, Doyoung Kim & Hongju Kim

      Ever seen those workers make precise lane markings and signs on the road?
      It is such a tedious process and time consuming too! So here is a printer
      that helps make zebra crossings and other such signs with no trouble at
      all. A set of templates like Stop, U Turn, Bus, Arrow Signs etc. are
      pre-programmed into the device and are jet-sprayed to the surface. Cool!

      

      Other Crazy Concepts

      You've probably already heard about the LEGO Printer, see a video of it in
      action
      here.

      

      Here's a gold-plated HP LaserJet! (don't ask)

      

      For comparison, here is a massive old-school printer XEROX 9700 from 1977:

      
      (more images and more info
        here)

      Printers are a necessary evil. It's up to you how evil they're going to
        get

      
      (image
        via, more
        info)

      And in conclusion, here a very special 3-D printer
      which prints with food, or rather with colored candy (which might
      be even better) - more
      info:

      
      (image
        via)

      This is obviously one step toward the Cornucopia Food Printer: "a 3D
      printer that can output almost any sort of food ingredient you can imagine
      in almost any three-dimensional matrix, plus make sure it’s all cooked
      properly". Amen to that.

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Anonymous Cartridge Save James said...

I especially like the tanning printer, it's really compact, not to mention environmentally friendly! It doesn't use any cartridges either, although it'll be a problem if it's a cloudy day :/

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