Hp PhotoSmart Premium comes with WiFi, bluetooth and and a touchscreen. The device is capable of downloading content and making purchases on the Internet and already has content for delivery providers in the form of USA Today, Google, Fandango, Coupons.com, DreamWorks Animation, Nickelodeon, web Sudoku, and Weathernews.
The device is not designed to surf the Internet but you can make purchases, for eg. book your tickets online and then print them directly through the printer.
HP has also launched an application store called HP app studio from where users can download apps on their device. HP seems to have taken cue from Apple on this one (iPhone and iPhone stores). The device can also print documents directly from an iPhone or iPod.
Experts in the industry have been quoted as saying that this device has paved way for a whole lot of possibilities. Providing users the ability to download content from the Internet and getting print outs without needing a computer terminal will indeed open ways for more innovative uses. One such suggestion is to get RSS feeds from newspaper agencies everyday on the device and printing your own newspaper with selective content.
The idea sure sounds attractive and e-readers like Kindle seems to have an unlikely competitor in this machine.The printer and HP app studio will be available in US in the fall.
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