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tristanho

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-re...

I think I'd have to disagree here!

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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.

It's probably gonna be for the gift market. Also parties, weddings etc, keep one on each table for fun

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