Windows 7 HP unveils Web-connected printer

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Hewlett Packard unveiled a printer on Monday using a built-in Net connection that allows printing right in the Net with out a personal pc.

The HP Photosmart Top quality with TouchSmart Web, explained by HP as the very first Web-connected residence printer, will be obtainable later on this yr and ought to price around 399 dollars within the Usa, the business mentioned in a very statement.

The inkjet printer features a touchscreen panel which allows end users to link and print straight from distinct internet sites.

Among the sites offering the print application would be the newspaper USA These days, Google Maps and Google Calendar, motion picture ticket support Fandango, Weathernews and Coupons.com, which delivers shop, restaurant and amusement discounts.

The printer may also link to a user's Snapfish account to see, print and upload pictures, the Palo Alto, California-based HP explained.

A company spokeswoman stated HP planned to release a developers kit later on this year which might let other internet sites to offer the printing option.

"Users will likely be in a position to browse and see common Internet destinations and simply touch the app of their choice to launch a Net page where they can customize and print content on need in an easy-to-read format," the HP declaration stated.

"We are making the most of the digital subject material explosion to reinvent the class with the entirely new printing platform -- driven by touch and empowered by the World wide web," said Vyomesh Joshi, an HP executive vice president.

"By giving men and women access to the content they need on the touch of a finger, the capability to customise their printing experience and develop their own apps, and enabling easy 'one touch' wireless setup, we are driving a significant shift in how men and women is going to be printing in the future."

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