Hewlett-Packard (HP) on Monday introduced an Internet-connected touchscreen printer that allows people to print coupons, maps, movie tickets, news and weather information without a PC.
The new printer named HP Photosmart Premium with TouchSmart Web will have a 4.3-inch LCD touchscreen and can print, fax, copy and scan. It can also print directly from Wi-Fi-enabled PCs, Bluetooth-enabled devices, iPhone and the iPod touch.
The printer includes software for accessing Web content from HP partners, including USA Today, Google, Fandango, Coupons.com, DreamWorks Animation, Nickelodeon, Web Sudoku, and Weathernews.
HP also launched HP Apps Studio, a site for downloading future applications for the printer. HP has included application programming interfaces with the printer's software platform for third parties to build software and make it available through the Apps Studio, a strategy borrowed from Apple's launch of the App Store for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
With the new printer, users can print out maps or a person's weekly calendar from Google, or print movie tickets or supermarket coupons from Fandango and Coupons.com, respectively. Users can also view, print, and upload photos to Snapfish, HP's photo-sharing and printing Web site.
"By giving people access to the content they want at the touch of a finger, the ability to customize their printing experience and create their own apps, and enabling easy one-touch wireless setup, we are driving a significant shift in how people will be printing in the future," Vyomesh Joshi, executive VP of the Imaging and Printing Group at HP, said in a statement.
The device is scheduled to ship this fall and will sell for 399 dollars.
Source: Xinhua
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