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Hewlett-Packard indication on the HP building. Hewlett Packard unveiled a printer on Monday using a built-in Internet connection that enables printing immediately in the Web devoid of a private computer.

Hewlett Packard unveiled a printer on Monday which has a built-in World wide web connection that allows printing immediately from your Net with out a individual pc.

The HP Photosmart Premium with TouchSmart Web, explained by HP as the initial Web-connected house printer, will probably be accessible later this yr and should expense close to 399 bucks in the Usa, the business said within a assertion.

The inkjet printer capabilities a touchscreen panel which allows customers to connect and print directly from specific sites.

Among the web sites offering the print software are the newspaper USA Right now, Google Maps and Google Calendar,HP Tag News and Rumors,Office Professional 2010 Sale, motion picture ticket service Fandango, Weathernews and Coupons.com, which offers shop, restaurant and amusement discounts.

The printer can also connect to a user's Snapfish account to watch, print and upload photos, the Palo Alto, California-based HP said.

A organization spokeswoman said HP planned to release a developers kit later this year which might let other web sites to supply the printing choice.

"Users is going to be in a position to browse and watch well-liked World wide web locations and basically touch the app of their alternative to start a World wide web page in which they could customise and print content material on desire in an easy-to-read format," the HP assertion mentioned.

"We are taking advantage of the digital subject material explosion to reinvent the category with an completely new printing platform -- powered by touch and empowered through the World wide web," said Vyomesh Joshi, an HP executive vice president.

"By giving folks use of the material they want with the touch of the finger, the ability to customise their printing encounter and create their very own apps, and enabling effortless 'one touch' wireless setup, we're driving a substantial shift in how individuals is going to be printing sooner or later."

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