Fujifilm instax mini Link+ Smartphone Printer first look

FUJIFILM Europe GmbH, Imaging Solutions Division, has announced the introduction of the instax mini Link+™ (mini Link+) smartphone printer. The latest iteration in the instax™ Link series smartphone printer lineup, mini Link+ integrates even more instant photo technology into its free, downloadable instax mini Link™ smartphone app, with new features centered around inspiration, impact, and imagination, including new and enhanced print modes designed to capture both the aesthetic of the creator and the moment. They also launched a new evo Cinema camera.

“One of our favorite things about the instax mini Link™ series of smartphone printers is the breadth of options it delivers to creators,” said Shin Udono, Senior Vice President, Imaging Solutions, FUJIFILM Europe. “Users being able to print images from their smartphone’s camera roll has brought the joy of instant photography and the analog film experience to so many. With the introduction of mini Link+, we’re especially excited because the features will allow them to take their creativity and self-expression even further.”

Main Features

Simple Print Mode

With mini Link+, users can utilize Simple Print mode in the instax mini Link™ app to print photos directly from their smartphone’s camera roll, or even print out saved images from their Pinterest® account for some handheld inspiration.

Design Print Mode

This mode captures every detail in users’ images – from text to illustrations or other graphics, the images show the finest details with precision.

Simulation Mode

Simulation mode lets the user see what the photos will look like before they print, whether the image is going on a wall, a shelf, a table, or more, this mode lets you experiment with placement and style, to ensure your printed image fits your design plan.

Multiple Print Mode

Multiple Print Mode on the instax mini Link™ smartphone app lets users print up to 10 images3 they have previewed and selected in Simulation Mode – in a single step. This ensures smooth printing of images in the sequence the user selected, with no waiting. 

Frame Print Feature

With this feature, users can customize their images by applying a frame, adding a sticker, or even adding a text caption.


Video Print Feature

Within the instax mini Link smartphone app, the Video Print feature allows users to isolate the perfect frame within a video they have shot with their smartphone, and output that frame as a printed image3.

Bold Design

The mini Link+ smartphone printer is purposefully designed with a slim, easily portable form factor in a sophisticated black with a striking orange color accent. Additional features within the instax mini Link™ smartphone app include:

 

  • Remote shooting capability 
  • Collage Print functionality
    • Users can gather multiple images and print them in collage format on a single instax™ mini photo
  • Light/Dark user interface modes
  • instaxAiR Studio™ feature
  • Users can add 3D Augmented Reality effects before taking photos in the app 

Pricing and Availability

The instax mini Link+™ smartphone printer will be available on 28th January 2026 at a Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price of €150.00 (inc. VAT). Available at FUJIFILM stockists nationwide. For more product information, please visit https://instax.ie/cameras/mini-link-plus/

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Unboxing 

Extend Short Footage Naturally Using an AI Video Agent

Powerful moments are often captured with the use of short video clips, but they rarely work independently. Artists take fantastic pictures, and when the ideas are developing, the shooting is interrupted. Such a disconnection inhibits narration, diminishes memory, and limits action on social media. Even brief content forms need contemporary audiences to possess flow, clarity, and satisfactory endings.

In this context, Pippit introduces its intelligent video agent to extend clips naturally without disrupting tone or meaning. The platform does not worry about repetition but continuity, and in this regard, short footage can be built into a more comprehensive story. Pippit does not add seconds; it dismantles and puts value deliberately.

Why Manual Video Extension Breaks Flow

Manual video extension can be based on the repetition of scenes or irrelevant fillers. These tricks interfere with the flow and make the content bloated rather than better. Soon, viewers are affected by the sense of repetition, and this causes them to fall off and lose interest. Tripping over words and unsuitable images negate the authority of the message.

Abnormal rhythm also causes visual fatigue. The immersion is disturbed by abrupt changes in velocity, tone, or framing. Human editors may not be able to make a good guess about the effect of long blocks on cross-platform flow. The AI-based systems avoid such pitfalls by understanding motion patterns, scene context, and timing of the narrative and generating new frames.

Understanding Natural Video Continuity

The continuity of nature depends on the relationship between frames. Motion prediction is significant because it predicts the movement between the current frames of the subject. Frame consistency gives the uniformity of lighting, angles, and textures throughout a lengthy segment of footage. These points prevent the unnatural nature that is usually associated with artificial additions.

The pace of storytelling is also significant. The clips have their inner rhythm, which is defined by the motion and emotion. Artificial padding does not consider this rhythm, but the intelligent extension considers it. Cutups are smooth and easy to follow, and the additional time is not forced and can be intentional.

How Pippit Extends Clips Without Losing Authenticity

Pippit recreates the missing frames in an ingenious manner because he sees their movement and the images that exist. The system is not a copy of scenes but includes context-related additions. The approach is authentic and enhances clarity. The viewer experiences the stream of nature as opposed to the recycling of the material.

The platform enhances the circumstances surrounding rather than reproducing footage. Small camera movements, continuity of the surroundings, and logical progression of the scene are stimulating. Pippit gives extensions up to sixty seconds, which gives creators freedom to be flexible without losing realism. This balance converts fragments into cohesive narratives.

Steps To Extend Short Footage Naturally Using An AI Video Agent

Step 1: Upload and guide footage extension

Start by accessing Pippit and signing up. Go to the “Video generator” tab and click “Choose a model. Select “Agent mode” from the drop-down menu. Add a text prompt that explains how the short footage should extend naturally. Upload original clips or references using the “Add media” tab. Files can come from a local device, phone, Dropbox, or link. Assets are also available if needed. Click the up arrow tab once setup is complete.

Step 2: AI-driven video expansion

The AI video generator in Pippit automatically edits and generates your extended video based on the text prompt and reference media. 

It controls transitions, pacing, and video enhancements to keep the extension seamless. To refine the flow, adjust the text prompt and click the up arrow again. For manual fine-tuning, click the video and open the “edit more” tab in the top right corner to reach the main editing interface of Pippit.

Step 3: Final edits and delivery

Edit captions manually and add supporting text where required. Customize size, color, and alignment for consistency. Apply filters, effects, background music, or remove background distractions. 

When the extended video looks right, click the “Export” tab in the top right corner. Publish directly using “Publish” on TikTok, Instagram, or Facebook, or use the “Download” tab to save the video with preferred format, resolution, frame rate, quality, and file name.

Turning Micro-Clips into Full-Length Social Videos

Micro-clips are more of a teaser than a complete message. Their growth transforms short accents into structured narratives. Pippit adds depth but not distraction by visual and emotional congruency. Each moment gained is in favor of the first intention.

This technique keeps the audience in suspense and not puzzled. The flow of fluids will encourage the viewers to stay and drink the message. The result is a pre-conceived piece rather than a long snippet.

Enhancing Watch Time Through AI-Driven Flow

Content that elicits attention is rewarded in social networks. Relevance and quality to algorithms are reflected in the duration of watch time. The flow of the AI is smooth in the long term. The viewers experience less shocking edits and visual fatigue.

This balance avoids fatigue and biases algorithms. The creative focus does not have to be altered, as producers easily enter a larger audience. In this stage, Pippit functions as a free AI video editor, streamlining extension while preserving engagement metrics.

Reusing Short Footage Across Multiple Campaigns

A single clip may be implemented in numerous ways when extended in an intelligent fashion. Pippit allows one asset to generate several extensions. All the versions align with different campaign goals or platforms. This process enhances the production of content without any additional recording.

This effectiveness assists in sustaining operations. Teams are time-saving as well as consistent. Features like the AI background generator further adapt visuals to match diverse campaign themes. Short videos are everlasting and more useful.

Conclusion

The problem of extension is pertinent to modern short-form ecosystems, as concepts do not necessarily fall into raw seconds. With fast format, audiences need completeness. Pippit does not make added length unnatural. Clever continuity makes fragments an engaging story. Every second that is being captured is value addition with cautious growth.

 

Intel’s Thunderbolt Share: Using Multiple PCs to Handle Demanding Workflows

The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence has significantly increased demand for developers who can create new AI-powered programs and applications. But processing, analyzing or training with vast amounts of data can strain even a powerful PC’s bandwidth, making it difficult to multitask with other applications working in the background.

It’s a pain point that can be solved by connecting two computers. Intel’s Thunderbolt™ Share software lets users easily connect two Windows® PCs to share screens and to control using a single keyboard, mouse and storage. Using a PC’s existing Thunderbolt™ 4 or Thunderbolt™ 5 port, a single cable provides secure high-speed, low-latency compute for file-sharing and screen-sharing. One of the PCs or accessories needs to be Thunderbolt Share-licensed.

“AI uses language models, and those models are huge. So maybe you’re working and tweaking a model, but then you need to send it over to another PC to test it. This whole idea of developers and AI and moving mass amounts of data is huge for Thunderbolt Share,” said Lyle Warnke, technical marketing engineer at Intel. “It’s not having to go over my Wi-Fi network, which is slow, or the cloud, which is even slower, or use an external drive, which takes time and is not very efficient. This is private. I’m not going to the cloud, no one will ever see my data because it’s simply going from one PC to the other over a cable.”

Most computers, Windows and Apple, are equipped with a Thunderbolt port. It looks the same as a USB-C port and is designated by a lightning symbol. While it can be used as a USB-C port, which typically has a 10 gigabit per second bandwidth rate to transfer information, the use of a Thunderbolt cable boosts the speed 4x to a 40 gigabit per second bandwidth or 8x to an 80 gigabit per second bandwidth with Thunderbolt 5.

Thunderbolt Share software can be downloaded and installed on Windows PCs with Thunderbolt 4 or Thunderbolt 5 ports. The software checks that at least one PC or Thunderbolt accessory, such as a dock, monitor or storage, is Thunderbolt Share-licensed by the manufacturer, then allows the connected PCs to share resources. The first licensed PCs and docks are available now, with more coming in 2025.

More Jobs Require More Than One Computer

Using multiple computers is more common than many think. But before the introduction of Thunderbolt Share in 2024, there was no easy method to connect two Windows PCs directly with a cable.

“This is the productivity part that we see for business users that’s so great,” Warnke said. “Maybe I have a desktop and it’s doing my finance stuff, but I’ve got my laptop that’s doing email and PowerPoint, but I just want to use the one desk monitor area.”

Enthusiast gamers and professional creators often use two to three computers for more flexibility, reduced system strain and the ability to dedicate machines to specific tasks. The more computers used, the better the workflow and the fewer bottlenecks.

For example, a visual artist will have a powerful desktop for intensive tasks like video editing, AI video creation, 3D rendering or graphic design. Those applications take most of the desktop’s bandwidth to run smoothly. That creator will likely also have a laptop for portability in attending client meetings, presentations or on-location shoots. And they might have a third, older PC in use as a dedicated server.

Ben Hacker, general manager of Intel Client Connectivity Division, explains it this way: “If I’m a creator, I have a laptop and a desktop simultaneously running multiple applications; my laptop may be running different applications than my desktop, but I want to use them together. Thunderbolt Share allows me to utilize my high-resolution, large monitor with both computers without having to buy a KVM to switch between the two.”

Everyday Uses of Thunderbolt Share

Screen sharing is among the most powerful operations for Thunderbolt Share, comprising over 50% of Thunderbolt Share’s usage, Hacker says. Other key features include:

  • Easily drag and drop files quickly between computers.
  • Sync entire folders between computers.
  • Get up and running on a new PC fast with an easy transfer of files from the old to the new PC.

Even for mainstream professionals, Thunderbolt Share is a time-saver. It allows anyone to quickly transfer a project directly to a home computer or to share large files with colleagues or clients without using an external hard drive.

That direct connection helps ensure security and privacy. No more worrying about misplacing an external hard drive or sending sensitive information through a third-party file transfer site that might not be able to handle large data files. Thunderbolt Share is that direct PC-to-PC connection that doesn’t need Wi-Fi or the cloud, so files stay in the user’s control.

For gamers who want to stream their content, it’s easy to see how controlling two computers with a single keyboard and mouse helps ensure high performance and smooth game play. At Intel’s Tech Showcase at CES 2025, a laptop was connected to a desktop playing the Marvel Rivals game with a Thunderbolt cable and port. It enabled seamless sharing of displays, audio, common peripherals and storage. The desktop handled the heavy task of running the game, while the laptop managed the streaming workload using Thunderbolt Share and OBS (Open Broadcaster Software) – and both could be controlled on one screen.

“We know that right now is a perfect time for Thunderbolt Share because people do have more than one PC. And with Thunderbolt being a mainstream port, it’s very likely your second PC also has Thunderbolt, and you can have this type of experience,” Warnke said. “Two PCs can be better than one. Connecting two PCs with Thunderbolt Share helps improve your multitasking and productivity. It’s easy, it’s fast and efficient.”

One WhatsApp account, now across multiple phones

Mark Zuckerberg just announced that you can now use the same WhatsApp account on multiple phones. Finally says WhatsApp users including myself so check out the details below for more.

Last year, they introduced the ability for users globally to message seamlessly across all their devices, while maintaining the same level of privacy and security.

Today, they are now improving multi-device offering further by introducing the ability to use the same WhatsApp account on multiple phones.

A feature highly requested by users, now you can link your phone as one of up to four additional devices, the same as when you link with WhatsApp on web browserstablets and desktops. Each linked phone connects to WhatsApp independently, ensuring that your personal messages, media, and calls are end-to-end encrypted, and if your primary device is inactive for a long period, we automatically log you out of all companion devices.

Linking phones as companion devices makes messaging easier. Now you can switch between phones without signing out and pick up your chats where you left off. Or if you’re a small business owner, additional employees are now able to respond to customers directly from their phones under the same WhatsApp Business account.

This update has started rolling out to users globally and will be available to everyone in the coming weeks.

Also rolling out over the coming weeks, we’re introducing an alternative and more accessible way to link to companion devices. Now you can enter your phone number on WhatsApp Web to receive a one-time code, which you can use on your phone to enable device linking, rather than having to scan a QR code. We look forward to introducing this feature to more companion devices in the future.