HP updates six printers to work with Apple's AirPrint
HP added the functionality to six of its Officejet line of printers with firmware updates released on Thursday. AirPrint is built in to the recently released iOS 4.2 software update for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.
Printers that just received AirPrint functionality are:
- Officejet 6500A e-AiO
- Officejet 6500A Plus e-AiO
- Officejet 7500A Wide Format e-AiO
- Officejet Pro 8500A e-AiO
- Officejet Pro 8500A Plus e-AiO
- Officejet Pro 8500A Premium e-AiO
The addition of six new printers makes a total of 18 printers from HP that are now compatible with AirPrint. Five existing printers offer AirPrint functionality out of the box, while another seven had previously released firmware updates that added the ability to print from iOS 4.2.
AirPrint was originally intended to work from any printer shared through a Mac or PC. In early builds of iOS 4.2, iTunes 10.1 and Mac OS X 10.6.5 issued to developers, printers could be shared over a local network to iOS 4.2 devices.
That functionality was eventually removed, and now only HP printers with support for direct wireless printing without sharing through a Mac or PC work with AirPrint. However, a number of fixes and workarounds have been released that allow users to share a printer once again.
There were rumors that a legal dispute led Apple to remove the printer sharing feature from Mac OS X 10.6.5, iTunes 10.1 and iOS 4.2 at the last minute. Apple's own website now only promises that AirPrint allows users to "print mail, photos, web pages, and more directly to a printer on a wireless network."
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Anyone here still print stuff?
Steve, you know how the optical drive is totally out of date and yesterday's technology? Well guess what's even more out of date?
Anyone here still print stuff?
Steve, you know how the optical drive is totally out of date and yesterday's technology? Well guess what's even more out of date?
I can only assume you are just Trolling, unless you work for a magical company, printing is going to continue happening for a long time. The company whom I support is only about 10% the way into our "paper reduction" process. They still have to print something out, to then scan it into our document management system...I didn't choose this horrible horrible document management system... I'd say they are to 6-7 years away to eliminating paper usage(unless a company we do business with still required paper invoices).
I foresee printing from iPad to be useful once it is a little easier to integrate into a corporate/retail business.
Anyone here still print stuff?
Steve, you know how the optical drive is totally out of date and yesterday's technology? Well guess what's even more out of date?
Let's see:
1). Print photo's taken on phone.
2). Print docs from emails received on phone.
3). Print emails.
4). Print boarding passes.
5). Print travel info.
etc, etc.
Answer ... YES!
Let's see:
1). Print photo's taken on phone.
2). Print docs from emails received on phone.
3). Print emails.
4). Print boarding passes.
5). Print travel info.
etc, etc.
Answer ... YES!
Wow, you really are retro! Other than the boarding pass all else I keep on a MacBookPro or an iPad and iPhone. It sounds like you don't trust your backup protocols.
Let's see:
1). Print photo's taken on phone.
2). Print docs from emails received on phone.
3). Print emails.
4). Print boarding passes.
5). Print travel info.
etc, etc.
Answer ... YES!
I try to print at least one thing a year just to make sure the printer is still working correctly. My wife and daughter however keep the toner companies in business.