Print those Kodak moments right on the spot
With camera phones and digital cameras being the craze of the hour, it is obvious sales of photo printers would shoot up too. However, as small as photo printers might be, they are still a chunk to carry with you when you’re on the go.
Well, although it might be quite some time before photo printer makers decide to make it any smaller, you can lighten up and have fun with the integrated digital camera and photo printer that you see up there. As small as a sleek and compact digital camera, you can simply flip through the pictures you click, and print the ones you want. Read more
HP lays out new photo printer line
Matching its camera releases, HP on Thursday expanded its Photosmart printers with two photo-oriented models and a full all-in-one unit. The D7260 and D7460 draw on six inks to print a 4-inch by 6-inch photo at full quality as quickly as 10 seconds, HP estimates. Standard images can also print at a rate of 34 pages per minute in black and white and only slightly slower at 33 pages per minute in color. Each also has a 3.5-inch touchscreen for basic PC-free image editing and a multi-format card reader for loading photos directly from a camera. The D7260 ships in August for $149; the premium D7460 adds Ethernet and wireless networking and launches at the same time for $179. Continue at Electronista.com …
Canon Pixma iP90v: Not cheap, but super portable
If you are constanly on the go and must have a tiny inkjet, you’ll be pleased with the Pixma iP90v’s print speeds and quality. The iP90v’s is an upgrade to the Canon iP90 portable ink-jet printer. Both compact printer models are very similar in functionality and are small enough to slip into pretty much any laptop bag, bagpack or suitcase, for printing from practically anywhere. Canon’s closest competition in this niche is according to Cnet the HP Deskjet 460 series. They did not review the product yet, but they are working on it.
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Web photo printing services booming
No doubt, online photo printing services are on the rise. This was also one of the big themes for this year’s PMA in Las Vegas. 1:1- Seeing the market in the same way as mobile phone company see ringtones, its likely to be a big business with all the major players getting involved in some form or another.
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