Drawing of the Receipt Photobooth
Naemo Box · thermal receipt prints

Receipt Photobooth

A wooden box that prints your photo the way a shop prints your change: in black and white, on a roll of receipt paper, in seconds.

Open the tour camera: point it at the card >>

SEE IT COME ALIVE

Open the card

Drag to turn the card. This is what the tour camera shows when you point it at this card at the museum. Not here? Open the card on another screen, or print it, then open the tour camera and point it at the card.

HOW IT WORKS

  1. Press START on the screen.
  2. Set the brightness, then hold still for the countdown.
  3. Check your shot. It turns black and white here.
  4. Swipe through the frames and pick one.
  5. Your receipt prints from the slot on the side.

WHAT YOU TAKE HOME

  • One black-and-white photo receipt

WHY THERE IS NO INK

Thermal paper is coated with a dye that turns black when heated. The print head is a row of tiny heaters, so the machine never needs ink or toner, only paper.

THE MACHINE

Camera
Front-facing tablet camera
Printer
Thermal receipt printer (ESC/POS)
Ink
None. Heat darkens the paper.