Product Review: HP Sprocket Portable Bluetooth Smartphone Printer

We have countless pictures on our phones and social media, yet there’s nothing like holding a printed photo in your hand.

By: Tom Atkinson at R3Digital

And what I’m also holding on the palm of my hand is the tiny and sleek-looking HP Sprocket which was given to a few journalists to try at Cannes (HP is a long-standing partner of the film festival).

My first thought is that this is very much a photo printer for the millennial generation. The white version I got should appeal to the iPhone crowd, but it also comes in a more traditional black for the more conservative folk who still think all printers should be that colour.

The “Live it. Love it. Print it” HP slogan pretty much sums up the proposition here. This is just the gadget for all those youngsters looking to print their latest selfies with their besties, and it really couldn’t be simpler to use.

It took me literally less than 3 minutes to set it up. A simple matter of downloading the app — available on iOS and Android of course — loading the paper (it comes with 10 sheets of paper to get you started) turning it…