Fujifilm’s Instax Pal 2 Looks Like an Actual Camera, Not a Baby Monitor
THE SO WHAT
Fujifilm is leaning into familiar form factors to keep instant cameras feeling like tools, not toys. For hardware teams, it’s a reminder that industrial design is still a moat in categories where the core tech is mature.
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