LG Electronics (LG) has announced the launch of the PD233 Pocket Photo smart mobile printer in Saudi Arabia. The LG Pocket Photo delivers high quality photo prints and provides excellent wireless connectivity, making it the ideal companion for both Android and iOS smartphones.
“Printed photos offer a certain appeal and pleasure that digital images simply can’t provide,” said Mr. Byunghoon Min, senior vice president of LG’s Home Entertainment Company. “Whether you want to keep a photo in your wallet or add it to a personal scrapbook or diary, prints from LG’s smart mobile printer enable users to enjoy images taken on their smartphone simply and effortlessly.”
Mr. Deuk Soo Ahn, President of LG Electronics Saudi Arabia, said that the range of editing tools included in the Pocket Photo app makes it a snap to embed QR codes and perform simple touch-ups, including cropping and coloring. With the ability to print QR codes on photographs, the LG Pocket Photo delivers a creative way of connecting a physical image to an online community. QR codes can be read with any barcode scanning app, linking people to social networking sites or other online content. “The pocket photo is another fruitful product of LG Electronics that has proved to achieve remarkable standards of technology in the field of electronics in Saudi Arabia.”
The Pocket Photo can be used to print customized birthday invitations, thank you cards, or even business cards with a personal QR code. Printing images with QR codes makes it possible for business owners to connect customers to online information about their brand or upcoming store events. The customizable photos can also be integrated into scavenger hunts or other fun interactive games. The opportunities for being social and creative with the LG Pocket Photo are practically limitless.
The stylish LG Pocket Photo is one of the smallest and lightest mobile photo printing devices in the market, measuring just 72 x 120 x 24 mm and weighing just 215 grams. It easily fits in the palm of one’s hand or inside a jacket pocket when not in use. “LG Pocket Photo is an innovative produce of LG breaking new grounds with it’s simple and unique features making it easier for customers to store memories”, said Jin Kook Kim, Senior HE Product Manager of LG Electronics, KSA. It is conveniently portable and practical, prints from the Pocket Photo measure 5.1 x 7.6 cm (2 x 3 inch), perfect for sharing or displaying. After downloading and installing a free app to their Android and iOS smartphones, users can connect their smartphones to the Pocket Photo and begin printing immediately.
LG Electronics in collaboration with Jarir Bookstores, being number one destination are offering exclusively this latest technology device only in all Jarir outlets across Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The LG Pocket Photo supports Bluetooth and Near Field Communication (NFC). It also employs inkless printing technology from ZINK®. This technology eliminates the need for expensive ink cartridges as it uses heat to activate the color-forming chemistry within the ZINK 2.0 paper. In comparison with conventional printing processes, ZINK’s inkless paper system preserves images longer and produces less smearing.
Pocket Photo will be available at all the Jarir outlets available in the Kingdom.