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IFA 2023: Our reports from Berlin
by Luca Fontana
Creative at the IFA: Innovations for your own photos, stickers and shirts
4/9/2023
Translation: machine translated
Even at a technology trade fair like IFA, I'm always on the lookout for the latest trends and gadgets in the creative sector. And I found what I was looking for. In addition to the latest printers and instant cameras, a compact plotter has also ended up in my collection.
The Digitec and Galaxus editorial team will be reporting on site from IFA 2023 in Berlin. You can find all the news and background information published so far in our overview
Smile (immediately): Kodak Smile+ for colourful snapshots
I can even choose: The camera has three filters to choose from. If I turn the lens clockwise, I either get a star filter in front of the lens or a retro look. The image is printed out within a minute. On a long format zinc paper from Kodak. It doesn't need any ink and I can use the result as a sticker. If I don't like the photo, I can customise it via Bluetooth and the app. The camera is also compatible with a microSD card.
So that's 20 centimetres: HP printer prints panoramic images
Right next to Kodak's stand, HP has mini printers without a camera function. Not particularly exciting - except for one model. With the HP Sprocket Panorama Printer, I can choose the length of the print myself. I determine the size from 1.5 to 22 centimetres using the app.
Afterwards, I can place a photo in the app or work with stickers and text. It also offers the option of placing several images next to each other. The whole thing is a bit fiddly, but in the end I get my desired image with text.
The printer should be available from November for around 150 francs or euros. For a 5-metre roll of paper, however, you'll have to pay another fifty on top.
Cricut has got a new addition: Joy Xtra and new films
The Cricut brand is known for its plotters and foiling machines. And in a practical household size. With various accessories and a suitable app, you should be able to use the devices to create creative products as easily as possible. Including stickers, T-shirts and cards. This is possible with the Cricut Joy, for example. It can cut, write, draw and foil. There are also matching foils for stickers and shirts.
You can make presettings in the software. Projects up to A4 size are possible. They are processed by the plotter on a cutting mat. The sheets of paper or film adhere to the mat so that nothing slips during cutting. Foils are available in all colours and materials. You can also attach suitable pens for text to the plotter.
The Cricut Joy is available from us for 170 francs/euros. The Xtra is currently only available from Cricut and costs 250 francs/euros.
Cover photo: Michelle Brändle
In my world, Super Mario chases Stormtroopers with a unicorn and Harley Quinn mixes cocktails for Eddie and Peter at the beach bar. Wherever I can live out my creativity, my fingers tingle. Or maybe it's because nothing flows through my veins but chocolate, glitter and coffee.
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