Today I had knowledge of one of those accessories that transport you directly to a futuristic dream. It is a printer which generates card-sized prints and communicating with NFC-enabled devices, Near Field Communication. It's about the oksu miniprinter which is still in the development phase but of which we already have enough information and even a video.
This little printer can print anything: a photo, a receipt, a text, etc ... But what this printed material hides is what is really interesting.
In the design you want to print you can include a link that other NFC devices will recognize. In fact, you can print a preview of a website and the printed card will take that address to any device that is nearby.
The most impressive thing is that any material that you have printed with the Oksu device when being brought closer to the printer reopens the link that you will insert in the device to which it is connected.
Imagine the possibilities. You can choose a photo of your favorite group, insert a link to a reproduction of the song that you like the most and print it and then anyone who brings their NFC-enabled device closer to it will be able to listen to it. This is true for both laptops and tablets, as well as mobile phones.
Everything is possible thanks to the fact that the Oksu printer paper carries a embedded NFC chip then the printer programs with a specific link. This means that the Oksu only works with a very specific paper and not whatever you choose, something that reminds us a lot of Polaroid cameras and mini-printers. The paper is of the type Zink (Zero Ink) which means it has reactive pigments in it. You will also have to have an NFC chip embedded. A difficult combination to achieve without prior series production.
The idea delves into the technologies of augmented reality. An example of this are QR codes that, when scanned, not only lead to links but to all kinds of textual information. There are also applications based on Google maps and image databases that serve as the link when focused with the cameras of mobile devices.
See in this video how it works.
[vimeo width = »664 ″ height =» 380 ″] http://vimeo.com/42817627#at=0 [/ vimeo]
This device is still a prototype, but we will surely hear about it again. oksu miniprinter.
Source: Geek.com