Dell makes Wasabi handheld printer official
updated 12:15 pm EST, Tue February 10, 2009
Dell Wasabi PZ310 Printer
After teasing the device at CES, Dell today launched its Wasabi PZ310 printer. The handheld, 7-ounce design is a companion to digital cameras that support PictBridge over USB as well as most Bluetooth-equipped devices, letting users print away from home. Dell uses a relatively new ZINK (zero-ink) technology borrowed from Polaroid that relies on a layer in the paper itself to print an image without having to use either an inkjet tank or a laser toner cartridge.
The printer can produce a full color, 2x3-inch image in about a minute and has an adhesive back that lets users print out labels. The hardware takes most of the work away from Bluetooth devices, letting any device that can initiate a common Bluetooth file transfer send the photos while the Wasabi handles the tasks that would otherwise need specific Bluetooth printing support.
Dell says the PZ310 is available today and will start out at a $99 sale price that will eventually creep back to $149. The company explicitly warns that the iPhone isn't currently compatible but suggests this may change in the future.












wasabi
02/10, 12:34pm reply
What's up with the naming? Can they find a better device name for this printer?
coffeetime
Fresh-Faced Recruit
Joined: Nov 2006
Disposable batteries?
02/10, 12:50pm (1 reply) reply
... if correct @ $35US a pop would seem a bit out of sync with both economic & environmental considerations...?
bobolicious
Fresh-Faced Recruit
Joined: Aug 2002
How much is the paper?
02/10, 01:20pm (1 reply) reply
So they don't rape us with the ink... I guess they're going to have to rape us with the paper...
chefpastry
Mac Enthusiast
Joined: Nov 2005
Re: disposable batteries
02/10, 01:22pm (2 replies) reply
Where are you getting the batteries are 'disposable'? They're rechargable, like a standard laptop battery.
And the iPhone will never be compatible. It would require apple to add bluetooth support to the iPhone, and if they haven't done that in the first 2 years, its hard to imagine they'll be doing that anytime soon.
testudo
Fresh-Faced Recruit
Joined: Aug 2001
Polaroid Pogo
02/10, 01:25pm (2 replies) reply
So uh, this is a Polaroid Pogo with a translucent pink plastic cover.
cmoney
Dedicated MacNNer
Joined: Sep 2000
bluetooth?
02/10, 03:55pm reply
I didn't know my iPod Touch had bluetooth. Don't see it anywhere here.
gor3don
Fresh-Faced Recruit
Joined: Nov 2005