HP unveils web-connected home printer

HP has unveiled the world's first web-connected home printer at the Cairo ICT 2010, the HP Photosmart Premium with TouchSmart Web. The new printer features a new web-based printing platform with HP applications. In addition to receiving apps preloaded on the printer, users can download new ones as they become available at the HP Apps Studio. The web-enabled printer, which has a 4.33-inch touch-screen, prints, faxes, copies and scans - producing laser-quality text documents and lab-quality photos, and with a full range of wired and wireless connectivity options, the printer provides the flexibility to print directly from Wi-Fi-enabled PCs, Bluetooth-enabled devices, the Apple iPhone and the Apple iPod touch using HP iPrint Photo.