This Bluetooth sticker printer is the weirdest tech gadget I didn't know I needed

Have you ever heard a phrase and thought, "That should be a t-shirt or sticker"? Making my own custom stickers is exactly what I love about the Liene PixCut S1. It's great having a Bluetooth photo printer in general -- I use it to quickly print out pictures from my phone's gallery to display at home and various other projects, including my kids' lockers and schoolwork, when needed.

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I already had an inexpensive Liene photo printer that makes my iPhone feel like a Polaroid, and recently upgraded to the Liene PixCut S1 for even more versatility. This printer combines a few of my favorite hobbies: photography, graphic design, and technology.

But it's not just a photo printer; it's also a sticker printer that cuts them out for you, so you can create or find stickers and print them right from your phone.

We keep hundreds, sometimes thousands, of photos in our phones, yet they rarely go anywhere. A photo printer ensures they see the light of day, and a Bluetooth printer makes it as easy to print them out as if you were uploading them to social media or sending them to someone.

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The Liene mobile app is where you can print photos and find or create stickers. Once you choose the stickers you want to print, you format them in the app, which uses AI to outline them so the PixCut S1 knows where to cut.

This is a thermal dye-sublimation photo printer, which makes it low-maintenance, compact, and consistent. Dye sublimation uses a sealed ribbon, not liquid ink, so you don't have to deal with dried-out cartridges or ink smudges. Instead, the cartridge has a ribbon with colored dye panels that heat up, turning the dye into gas, which then sinks into the photo paper.

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The dye-sublimation process is done in layers: first a yellow layer, then a magenta layer, and finally a cyan layer. Then, the printer laminates the paper with a clear protective coating, making the photos or stickers resistant to wear, mild scratches, and water.

Stickers are durable enough for water bottles and electronics, so you can make custom, fancy labels or fun designs to display. I used the PixCut S1 to print photos and to create stickers in the Liene app, including a ZDNET sticker for my laptop. You can add your own photos to your stickers or use a variety of stock images in the app, along with text and other graphic elements.

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Each cartridge is enough to print about 36 pages, and you can get two cartridges and 72 sheets of photo paper for $34, so they're relatively inexpensive for home use. Next time my kids need to bring a photo for school or want to print a photo of our dog, I don't have to make a Walgreens run or print it on my InkJet printer.

Why I recommend this product

You can use the PixCut S1 to print beautiful 4x6 photos that will stand the test of time, rather than hoarding them on your phone. The photos and stickers look almost flawless, with no lines or smudges, thanks to the dye-sublimation process, and using the mobile app adds to the convenience.

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Whether you like graphic design or simply want more control over small projects at home, the PixCut S1 lets you print stickers for events, water bottles, or fun. I like designing, so I love making stickers, tags, and invitations for my kids' birthdays. Having this printer not only makes this easier but also gives me more control over how they turn out compared to sending them off to a store to print and then driving out to pick them up.