HP Sprocket is a smartphone-sized photo printer

One of the nifty new products from HP is Sprocket, a highly portable photo printer capable of printing 2 x 3" (50.8 x 76.2mm) photos on the go. The device is about the size of a smartphone, it connects to an Android or iOS based tablet or smartphone via Bluetooth and prints your photos in less than a minute.

Sprocket requires the use of HP's ZINK Zero Ink Photo Paper, which has the colors embedded on the paper itself. HP promises photos printed on the ZINK paper are smudge-proof and water resistant.

While highly convenient, printing with the HP Sprocket is quite expensive. The pocket printer itself costs $129.99 and comes bundled with 10 ZINK Photo Papers. Packs of ZINK Photo Paper with 20 sheets will be sold for $9.99.

You knew it had to happen: a miniature printer for a snap-happy generation that likes to both collect and curate the moments of their lives.

Today, HP announced Sprocket , a portable, palm-sized printer that’s small and light enough to fit in a purse or back pocket yet capable of producing 2x3” stick-able snapshots from a mobile phone or tablet via Bluetooth in less than a minute.

The vivid prints are produced using ZINK® Zero Ink® Technology, which means they are smudge-proof, water resistant and can be shared immediately.

A free HP Sprocket App for iOS and Android lets users quickly customize and print smartphone and social media photos by adding frames, text, stickers, filters, and more.

HP envisions the new device finding popularity with teenagers and millennials who are drawn to fun, stylish gadgets that might be a hit at social events. In fact, that’s precisely where HP sees Sprocket finding its biggest following – at parties and other gatherings where fun-seekers might be taking selfies or looking at social media posts that they would like to print out, share nd take home with them.

HP ZINK® Photo Paper delivers bright, glossy photos without ink or toner cartridges, -- all the color required for printing is embedded in the HP ZINK® photo paper itself. It delivers printed snaps that are vibrant smudge-proof, water-resistant, and tear-resistant. Peel off the backing, and the photos become stickers to decorate bags, scrapbooks, journals, and walls.