Japanese Schoolgirl Watch : Downloading Sticker Booth Shots

“Piling into a photo booth for a snapshot session is a staple of schoolgirl life.

“The ubiquitous purikura (print club) kiosks are equipped with fancy lighting and snazzy image-editing technology. They beat cell phone images by a mile and, priced at 400 yen per “play,” they’re a bargain.

“The downside: Printouts on stickers look janky and are not very shareable. Two new portrait machines, Recipe of Goddess 3 and R&B (Rich and Beauty), let teens download JPEGs directly onto their handsets via infrared as the decals are printing out.”

Via Wired.com

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