Dell Wasabi to bring portable printing to Asia

Justin Yu | Feb 11, 2009

See the gallery of photos on the Wasabi here. (Credit: Dell)

Sure, Polaroid might be 6ft under (or is it?), but casual photo enthusiasts can still enjoy instant gratification with Dell's Wasabi PZ310 Mobile Printer, just announced today in the US.

The Wasabi uses Zero-Ink (ZINK) technology that replaces cumbersome print cartridges with dye crystals embedded right into the proprietary ZINK paper. The crystals are heated as the paper passes through the printer, rendering clear, sharp images in less than a minute for each 2 x 3-inch photo.

ZINK also licenses its technology to other companies for their own unique products. For example, look for cameras and ZINK printers to converge in the Polaroid Pogo, to be released in the spring.

The printer uses Bluetooth to connect wirelessly to a variety of devices, and there's also a PictBridge port on the side for wired printing. The Wasabi comes in three iridescent colors, available now for at a promotional US$99, but will go back up to the standard US$149. Each printer ships with stick-back photo paper, perfect for displaying your pictures on any hard surface.

According to the Singapore Dell representative, the Wasabi is slated for launch in most parts of Asia "fairly soon" and in Singapore within the next few weeks, though color options may vary for each market. Pricing details were unavailable.

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