Google Gives HP Printers Own Email Addresses

[Darth Sushi]

Google Gives HP Printers Own Email Addresses
June 8, 2010 by Jane McEntegart - source: Tom's Hardware US

" Printers with widgets, an app store, a Web connection and their own email addresses.

Web-connected printers are slowly gaining prominence and HP has always been at the forefront of this endeavor to make these smart printers a mainstream commodity. This week we learn HP has teamed up with Google to give Web-connected printers their own email addresses.

A recent article in the New York Times talks about HP's new strategy when it comes to printers. It discusses Web-connected printers and the company's desire to load these peripherals with apps (think movie tickets, coupons, directions) from a dedicated app store. However, one thing we didn't know is that Google is interested in the direction HP is taking printing and the two have formed a unique partnership. According to NYT, the collaboration allows people to send things like Google Docs and Calendars directly to HP's printers.

It makes sense when you think about it; if your printer has it's own email address, you can have someone send those important documents straight to your printer, and nearly cut your computer out of the equation completely. "

Source: http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Goo...ers,10622.html

[brilman]

Does this sound like a new Fax Machine? best part is now I can print out spam and new adds to make my **** longer

[Darth Sushi]

Does this sound like a new Fax Machine? best part is now I can print out spam and new adds to make my **** longer

Yeah, I remember the days when fax was still new. My boss had to sue this restaurant because the jerk kept faxing a ten page food menu to all local fax numbers.

[ulun64]

Still got ppls want hardcopy photo?

[Appzalien]

You guys hit the nail on the head. There's no money in doing things for you, but tons of it in advertisments that use up your ink in technocolor. I find it hard to believe that people are dumb enough to buy into this. Of course at least half the American public voted for George W. Bush TWICE, so there are alot of dummies out there.