Technabob » photosmart http://technabob.com/blog Cool Gadgets, Gizmos, Games and Geek Stuff Sun, 27 May 2012 20:00:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Hp Photosmart Printer has Its Own App Store: Print-a-Fart Apps Anyone? http://technabob.com/blog/2009/06/23/hp-photosmart-printer-has-its-own-app-store/ http://technabob.com/blog/2009/06/23/hp-photosmart-printer-has-its-own-app-store/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:22:49 +0000 Lambert Varias http://technabob.com/blog/?p=15454 HP recently introduced their latest printer called Photosmart Premium with TouchSmart Web (henceforth called PSPWTSW), a name which if stripped of marketing speak actually reveals the printer’s capabilities: it’s a photo printer (actually it’s an all-in-one) with a 4.33″ touchscreen, and it can connect to the web via WiFi. What the name doesn’t tell you is that HP is also launching an app store for the printer called HP Apps Studio. I’m not sure if there are an awful lot of things you can do with a printer and a touchscreen, but I’ll let developers sort that one out.

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HP has already secured the support of a few websites that will provide unique services and features available only to future users of the PSPWTSW. For example, users will be able to print USA Today stories straight off the printer’s touchscreen. Nickelodeon has a bunch of kid-friendly content for print such as word finds, color-ins and mazes. Users will also be able to print Google Maps, coupons, and even movie tickets. Neat.

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The PSPWTSW will be available in the United States come autumn for $399 USD. Gizmodo was able to procure a test unit, and while they thought that the hardware is topnotch, they came upon the logical conclusion that the things you can do on the tiny touchscreen can be done just as easily – of not easier – on a normal computer. Maybe HP should have attached a printer to a monitor instead of attaching a tiny computer to a printer.

[via gadgetell]

]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2009/06/23/hp-photosmart-printer-has-its-own-app-store/feed/ 1 Take of Inches Fast With Your Digital Camera http://technabob.com/blog/2006/09/19/take-of-inches-fast-with-your-digital-camera/ http://technabob.com/blog/2006/09/19/take-of-inches-fast-with-your-digital-camera/#comments Tue, 19 Sep 2006 12:29:28 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/2006/09/19/take-of-inches-fast-with-your-digital-camera/ Need to slim down, but don’t have the time or patience for diet and exercise? Hewlett-Packard’s latest digital camera technology can help!

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HP’s new digital slimming technique cuts unwanted pounds in seconds using the old funhouse skinny mirror technique on your digital camera.

The feature is currently available on the HP Photosmart R527, M627, R725, R727, R827, R927 and R967 digital camera models.

Maybe Nicole Richie has one of these cameras and she’s not anorexic after all.

[via FayerWayer via OhGizmo]

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