Obviously, you'll have some issues with lost detail when printing higher-resolution pics. Some issues are to be expected, like the fact that photos (measuring 2 x 3 inches) are really small, with very low resolution (313 x 400 dpi). Unfortunately, the most important thing any photo printer does – printing photos – is the one area where the Sprocket 2-in-1 is pretty mediocre.

In a conversation with David Parry, senior innovations manager for HP, he said that one of the goals of the Sprocket app was 'reinventing the way you experience memory.' While the assorted elements of photo grouping, automatic location info and AR video options all show promise of one day doing that, it still feels like a gimmick, and a clunky one at that. But the tool itself was finicky, only working properly when the photo was perfectly still and in sharp focus, which the camera on my Samsung Galaxy S6 didn't always want to do. When I tested it with a clip of my son taking some of his first steps, it let me view the video like a living photo. You can also view video clips from a single printed frame of the video, with an AR layer within the app that plays back the video within the border of the printed photo. In the Sprocket app, you will then be able to pull up your other photos and videos from the same location and time, see a Google Street view photosphere of the photo location, and even pull up relevant Wikipedia articles, a handy tool for providing context to pictures taken at tourist hotspots or other popular places. Once a photo has been printed, you can scan it with your smartphone's camera, much like you would a QR code. But perhaps the most interesting thing is the app's 'embedded memories' feature.

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