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I recommend starting with an app...

• tristanho 8y ago
  Given these cameras are: * Fairly easy to make, a la github instructions * Can command a _very steep_ margin per sale, compared to an app * Offer (imo) most of the product value by being something physical/tangible you can show to your friends * Polaroid cameras are surprisingly popular https://www.wsj.com/articles/fujifilm-zooms-in-on-instaxs-retro-appeal-in-the-digital-age-1459405636 https://www.wsj.com/articles/fujifilm-zooms-in-on-instaxs-re... I think I'd have to disagree here!
  • evan_ 8y ago
    OTOH if it’s even mildly successful someone will clone it in app form within a week anyway, which will almost certainly crush hardware sales. (Why pay $99 for a gimmicky camera when a $1 app does basically the same thing? All my friends are on Instagram anyway.) I say just get the app out there first and try to make up for the lower price per unit with volume. If it becomes truly popular and there’s demand for physical prints then rebadge and sell a commodity Bluetooth printer.
    • whatsstolat 8y ago
      It's probably gonna be for the gift market. Also parties, weddings etc, keep one on each table for fun
• function_seven 8y ago
  An app that does this would lose its novelty pretty quickly I think. The delight comes from a black box spitting out a physical piece of paper with the drawing on it. I mean, that might also lose novelty after a few uses, but it would always be a conversation starter and a cool thing to leave on your coffee table.
• amelius 8y ago
  There are already many deep-learning based image processing apps, including ones that apply style transfer.