In computing, a printer is a peripheral which produces a hard copy of documents stored in electronic form, usually on physical print media such as paper. Nowadays, printer manufacturers tend to introduce sharp and modern printers in the market. Among them are some unique printers developed via the creative ideas, and they may be printers without ink or paper. Let's enjoy such original printers as follows:
Barbie Nail Printer
Thanks to Barbie Nail Printer, you may turn the technical operation over to the Barbie Doll'd Up Nails digital nail printer from Mattel. This special printer also allows you to create and customize all kinds of designs from home. Moreover, it takes some seconds to print one nail, and you can upload any custom design you want from a computer.
Barbie Nail Printer
iMo Foto Frame Printer
The iMo Foto Frame Printer from Mimo Monitors is an 8-inch-diagonal digital photo frame, a printer with USB and memory card. The iMo Foto Frame Printer also has a display resolution of 800 by 600 pixels and prints 6-by-4-inch photos.
iMo Foto Frame Printer
RITI Coffee Printer
Here is an eco-friendly device in the form of a printer. Known as the RITI Coffee Printer by Jeon Hwan Ju, this smart device will turn your old coffee grounds into a sustainable source of ink for your printer, or it will replace the environmentally un-friendly inkjet cartridges with the dregs from your daily coffee.
RITI Coffee Printer
Hanging Printer
The Hanging Printer from such designers as Jin Hee Kim, Hyung Il Kim, and Woo Seok Park saves space on your desk with an small footprint because the print head and paper feed sit on the desk's surface. The Hanging Printer also goes with an embedded LCD that shows printing status.
Hanging Printer
Environmental Pencil Printer
The environmentally friendly Pencil Printer from Hoyoung Lee, Seunghwa Jeong, and Jin-young Yoon uses black pencil lead instead of toner, which means that users can correct mistakes with a rubber eraser and recycle paper.
Environmental Pencil Printer
Cornucopia Food Printer
The Cornucopia Food Printer from MIT's Marcelo Coelho and Amit Zoran is a 3D food printer that operates by storing and mixing ingredients. You also provide your favorite ingredients, which the printer pipes into a mixer, heats, and serves.
Cornucopia Food Printer
Toast Printer
Toast Printer concept from Othmar Mühlebach utilizes bread in place of paper and produces toast instead of a document.
Toast Printer
Wireless Wall-Mounted Printer
The wall-mounted wireless printer from Ransmeier & Floyd can be mounted on a wall or on a desktop, and it displays printouts as if they were pictures in a frame.
Wireless Wall-Mounted Printer
Trak Portable Printer
The Trak Printer concept from Hung Chih Wang places the printing procedure on the back of your laptop's display. It also goes with a detachable printer head and receives its power via USB.
Trak Portable Printer
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