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We don’t blame you if you missed this the first time round, but HP’s ePrint service is probably best seen in action anyway. Fortunately, our brethren over at Engadget Chinese had the opportunity to play with these new web-connected printers recently. The idea is that each ePrint printer gets a unique email address, meaning you can send in a document from any email-enabled device to get it printed, thus eliminating the hassle of finding a computer and drivers or installing an app on certain smartphones and tablets. So how does one go about setting up this bad boy? According to our sister site, you must first register your printer on HP’s ePrintCenter website to obtain a randomly-generated email address (don’t worry, you can always get a new one if necessary), and then you’re good to go, literally. Read on to find out if ePrint’s as straightforward as it sounds.

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HP ePrint really works: eMails and attachments printed from the cloud (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 02 Jul 2010 14:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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HP and Yahoo team up to deliver targeted ads… to printers originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you know what Memjet technology is, the title tells you most of what you need to know: Memjet printers are finally here (and I’ll get to the sort of part shortly). But let me start with a quick explanation for those who have forgotten about Memjet. Or never heard of it.

Memjet printing technology, a distinctly new variation on inkjets, was first unveiled in early 2007 along with some demo videos of spectacularly fast prototype printers. The promise was that Memjet printers could print letter-size output at 60 pages per minute that’s one page per second–and 1,,600-by-1600 dots per inch, with printers that were supposed to be available in 2008 for $200 to $300. Really. (If you want more details, take a look at the story I wrote at the time: The Future of Ink Jet Printing?)

After 2008 came and went without a Memjet printer, and then 2009 did the same, you might have been forgiven for deciding that Memjet printers were just vaporware that you’d never see in real life. So for all the skeptics out there, this announcement’s for you: In the last month, we’ve seen four Memjet printers announced in rapid succession.

That’s the good news. The bad news–the sort of” part–is that all four
are special-purpose label printers, from RENA Systems, Addressing and Mailing
Solutions, Impression Technology Europe, and OWN-X Industrial.

So where are the home and office printers we were promised?

Paper-mache, candy, and human cells have all been seen flowing through 3D printers for custom fabrication work, but students and faculty at Canada’s McGill University have a cheaper prototyping material: plain ol’ H2O. They recently modified this Fab@Home Model 1 by replacing the soft goo extruders with a temperature-controlled water delivery system, and set about making decorative ice sculptures and a large beer mug for good measure. While the academic project is officially supposed to explore “economic alternatives to intricate 3D models of architectural objects,” we’re not sure architects will want much to do with prototypes that drip… but tourism might well get a boost from liquor sold in frosty custom containers. We’re thirsty just looking at them.

3D printer creates ice sculptures — just add water originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 03 May 2010 08:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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So you’ve seen how Apple intends to handle printing on its web-centric mobile device, now how about Google? The Mountain View crew has decided to solve one of Chrome OS‘ significant shortcomings — namely the lack of a printer stack or drivers — by interposing itself between apps and the printing hardware. Essentially, when you want to print you’ll be sending your request over to a Googlestation up in the clouds, which in turn will translate those instructions and forward them along to the nearest paper tarnisher. We say nearest, presuming that’s what you’d want, but the big deal here is that you’ll be able to use any device to print on any printer anywhere in the (internet-connected) world. It’s quite the brute force approach, but at least it assures you that whether you’re using a mobile, desktop or web app, you’ll be able to print without fear of compatibility issues. This project is still at a very early stage, but code and dev documentation are available now. Hit the source link to learn more.

Google Cloud Print service aims for unified, universal web printing method originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 Apr 2010 07:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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