The wide spread use of smart phones, mobile emailing, Wi-Fi 3G/4G networks, the internet and touch-screen devices has brought about major developments within the world of inkjet printer design and technology. Printers seem to have caught up with the extensive use of the internet and smart phones by tailoring to them and come with a host of functions which take them beyond the realm of printing while complimenting and expanding the potential uses of mobile internet devices. These printers echo what we have already seen in smart phone and computer tablet technology and will no doubt be for many users intuitive to use and easy to navigate. That’s why today’s Blog Post is all about the newest Inkjet Printing Technology form HP.

HP Photosmart eStation All-in-One

A perfect example of this is the HP Photosmart eStation printer. It’s a full multi-function printer which comes with a detachable 7 inch tablet form display. You can use it as you would any other printer touch screen display but what makes it unique is that it is detachable / removable and you can use it in a mobile way. It runs Android 2.1; the O.S will feel very familiar to a lot of users. HP plan to later release the device with Android 2.2. It comes with a selection of Apps which are all optimised for print and includes Android Apps.

There aren’t any Apps on the device with the exception of a music player where you can’t print the contents. For example there is a Facebook App which makes it really easy to print photos, same for a Google maps App, email App, Snapfish App for mobile photo uploads; it prints everything in a very efficient and attractive way. HP are planning to add a body of Apps to this device continuously which people will be able to take advantage of.

Technology Evolution – Tablets

The screen itself looks like a tablet computer. You can also use the tablet as a digital photo frame when it’s docked in the printer and run a slide show when you’re not actively printing and at any time you can tap the displayed photo to stop and print the photo you selected. You can use the tablet outside of the home over a Wi-Fi network to access weather, sports scores, stock scores, news, magazines, newspapers, recipes etc. Additionally, you can also access a full Barnes and Noble e-reader book store where you can purchase and download novels straight onto the tablet for reading whenever and wherever you like. If you find an interesting story, article or recipe you like you can print it in an easy and optimised way.

The seven inch screen features capacitive touch technology and is relatively easy to control and the device mainly focuses on content and as such does not play games. When docked, the tablet starts charging. The battery life is four to six hours depending on usage.

ePrint

The printer uses ePrint technology where you can print anywhere, any time with any email enabled device. It works by creating an email, attaching a document or photo you wish to print, entering the unique email address of your HP Photosmart eStation all-in-one printer and sending it. The photo or document then prints automatically from the HP eStation’s ink cartridges. Eprint is a convenient and time saving way to print and removes the need for a home computer; giving you instant printing access wherever you are.

These printers remove the need for a p.c connection and promote the use of flash cards and USB drives as a means of data storage. Once inserted into the printer, you can access your data via the touch-screen panel and then select what you wish to printed by your ink cartridges.

The printer takes both standard capacity and high capacity HP 364 ink cartridges, which depending on your usage can tailor to your needs. These HP ink cartridges allow you to individually replace inks which are less wasteful than HP tri-colour ink cartridges which combine all colour inks into one cartridge which essentially force you to throw out ink because one colour always runs out first. HP 364 ink cartridges use Vivera ink formulation which has been specially formulated by HP to give you outstanding colour printing, lightfastness and durability. HP 364 and 361XL ink cartridges are ideal for creating high quality photographic printing from home and will ensure your treasured memories are printed in stunning colour for all to see.

Newest Technology Printer and Ink Cartridge Efficiency

These ink cartridges also deliver a low-cost–per-print for high quality photo printing. The high capacity HP 364xl ink cartridge produces up to 2.5 times more printing than the standard capacity version and enable longer printing runs, fewer cartridge change-over’s and a lower cost-per-print. We recomend using high capacity ink cartridges to anyone who is serious about saving money on their printing. The eStation can also hold up to 150 photo graphs in its paper tray and does automatic double sized printing which will literally cut your paper consumption in half and help reduce your overall printing expenditure.