Pocket devices could make a pocket office
Two great little pocket devices have appeared this week, both of which I can see myself picking up as soon as they are available.
The first is the Zink Bluetooth Camphone Printer, a tiny printer that will print out a photo straight from your phone, using similar technology to the Polaroid cameras of old. There's a great overview of the device on Gizmodo (Zink Pocket Printer: iPhone Companion?), and a hands on at First Hands On: The Zink Bluetooth Camphone Printer. For an expected $99, and a 20 cents a print (on 2x3" paper) it might be a good solution when you want a quick instant print from your otherwise digital photo.
The other is a superb example of a merging of technology into a portable format to make something very useful - a networked, portable, storage device. This is not the first time such a product has appeared, Sony tried a similar product a number of years ago, The Seagate D.A.V.E. provides 20GB and Wireless and Bluetooth connectivity. Paired with your laptop or your mobile phone camera, you could have a quick and easy method for storing your photos automatically, or a more capacious and easily accessible solution to the USB key.



