Everything today has gone mobile. Thanks to our smartphones, tablets and laptops we can leave our office while staying fully connected by doing work on the go. Well, almost...
There is one device that got left behind and seemed to miss the "mobile revolution train"-
The Printer.
You can see students, lawyers or entrepreneurs working efficiently outside of their homes of offices but then suddenly struggling to find a place to print.The vision is to change that. They have created a mobile printer that is easy and fun to use, can be taken anywhere, prints from any device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, you name it!) onto any sized page.
How Does It Work?
The printer is activated by sliding a hatch at the bottom of the printer which will reveal the inkjet. The USB connection for battery charging is also located on the bottom of the device. The inkjet lasts for over 1,000 printed pages and the battery lasts for over one hour per full-charge. The first version will print in grayscale.
This printer is based on an omni-wheel system that allows it to accurately turn and drive in any direction. The printer was designed in a comprehensible manner in order to help the user place the printer properly at the top of the page and guarantee an accurate outcome. This version of the printer does not include stabilizing sensors.
The printer comes in 2 colors- Mars black and Titanium white and will be made out of Polycarbonate.
Whats Included?
Physical dimensions and weight: 10 centimeters high and 11.5 centimeters in diameter and will weigh about 300g.
Materials: cover made from Polycarbonate
Media sizes: any standard size.
Print Speed: 1.2 ppm (estimated according to the prototype specs).
Print Quality: currently the prototype can reach up to 96x192 dpi, the final product will have higher resolution.
Ink Cartridge Configuration: one black cartridge.
Connectivity Technology: Wireless.
Interface: Bluetooth, Bluetooth BPP.
Connections: 1 x Micro Usb.
Battery
Type: Lithium Polymer.
Run Time (Up to): 1 hour.
Charge Time: 3 hours.
Supported Os:
Android, IOS, Linux, OSX, Windows.
About ZUta Labs.
ZUta Labs is a team of out-of-the-box thinkers who care about design and usability, and know that there is a better way to print things on the go. The team is piloted by Matan Caspi and Tuvia Elbaum, who studied business and technology in the Jerusalem College of Technology. Yonni Stein is the kickass designer (elite design academy Bezalel), Leon Rosengarten and Gilad Schnurmacher (Hadassah College and JCT, accordingly) are the crazy engineers with profound skills and experience in robotics and Jack Gottesman is leading the Social media and marketing efforts. Hillel Fuld (marketing expert and startup adviser) and Yitzi Kempinski (CEO of Umoove Ltd.) have been advising them with the business and user experience aspects. They've also been privileged to have a great mentor as Reuven Ulmansky, a known Israeli Angel investor, to start us off, and advise us throughout the inception for the first few months.