Portable Photo Lab Turns iPhone Photos Into Instant Polaroids

The Impossible Instant Lab solves the problem of printing pictures from the iPhone, ejecting your photos ready to develop in the palm of your hand.

Emma Hutchings Emma Hutchings on September 11, 2012.

Impossible has developed a device that transforms digital iPhone images into real instant photographs. The Impossible Instant Lab was invented after the group bought the last Polaroid factory in order to save instant film for the future.

To print a photograph, you just select an image from the Instant Lab app, place your iPhone in the cradle and slide open the shutter on the base. Wait for the signal that tells you when the exposure is finished, then close the shutter and push the button. The Instant Lab ejects your photo, which is ready to develop in the palm of your hand. You can collapse the tower to make the Instant Lab fully portable and take it with you wherever your go.

The Impossible Instant Lab is currently raising money on Kickstarter and is available for $189 (the retail price will be $299). Watch the campaign video below to learn more:

Impossible Instant Lab