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Suppose you move too much - keep travelling every now and then due to some or the other reason. Now you visit your relative and show them some photos from your mobile phone and now they want a printed copy of it for memory, and their printer is not working. So what do you do now ? Here's a nice product - a pocket printer, which you can carry in your pocket and print photos and probably bizcards whenever you need them.

The printer is called Polaroid Pogo Instant Mobile Printer. It can produce photos of 2"x3" size. This thing connects to your mobile phone using USB or Bluetooth; it is also possible to connect it to a camera.
It uses something called a Zink and hence, no ink is present in the printer - it won't soil your pocket.

Zink Paper with the Polaroid Pogo-

• Each Photo measures 2 inches x 3 inches
• Full bleed, borderless images
• Peel-off back – To use Photo’s as stickers.
• Prints dry-to-touch, Smudge-proof, water-resistant & virtually tear-proof photos
• Fade-resistant, long-lasting images
• No waste – no ink cartridges

The advantages of the printer-

• No ink
• Simple to use
• Instant pictures on the go
• Paper is inexpensive
• The pictures are stickers as well
• Works with most phones and cameras for instant printing
• Well made

The disadvantages of the printer-

• Rather slow printing
• Not exactly studio quality prints
• Only get about 14 prints per battery charge

The printer is priced at 47.26 USD, and the 30 sheet packs at 10 USD retail. You may find the sheets even cheaper if you purchase online like on ebay, etc.

My conclusion is that it is an awesome product. It seems it has been introduced in India, I don't know about retail stores but you can always get such things online

You can read more about it along with screenshots at http://www.bonafidereviews.com/review-of-polaroid-pogo-instant-mobile-printer/