HP partners Google and Fandango for Web-connected touchscreen printer

HP on Monday introduced the HP Photosmart Premium with TouchSmart Web, believed to be the world's first Web-connected printer with a touchscreen. I had a chance to get an exclusive look at the new device, and I'm really impressed with HP's effort to reinvigorate the printer as the central hub in the digital home.

The Photosmart Premium with TouchSmart Web is poised to become HP's flagship printer when it's released in September. It's got all the common features we now expect to find in an HP Photosmart All-in-One, including printer/fax/copier/scanner, USB 2.0, 802.11b/g/n wireless, Ethernet, Bluetooth connectivity, HP's paper feed technology that automatically senses the size of media needed to a complete a job, five individual ink cartridges, and the ability to print screenshots directly from a PlayStation 3.
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Brother introduces four mono laser printers with built-in duplex printing

Printing on both sides of the paper not only helps companies save on cost, it is also a good way to help save Earth. Brother has introduced four laser printers in the HL-5300 series which come with onboard automatic duplex printing. These machines are targeted at small and medium businesses.

The HL-5340D, HL-5350DN, HL-5380DN and the HL-5370DW have almost similar specifications: Up to 30 page-per-minute (ppm) print speeds for single side and 13ppm for duplex printing, a paper tray that holds 250 sheets of media and an approximate 3,000-page yield with the standard toner cartridge.

The HL-5380DN seems to be the most advanced model with a network interface and 16-digit LED display. The HL-5350DN and HL-5340D offer the same specifications save for an Ethernet port for the former for sharing the printer at home or in the office. The HL-5370DW has wireless networking capability to do away with cable clutter.

The HL-5340D is retailing for S$388 (US$259.65) now. The HL-5350DN, 5370DW and 5380DN's prices were unavailable at press time but will be made known closer to launch later this month.

Expresso Book Machine: The replicator for books

One of our favorite bits of kit from Star Trek is the replicator. You simply walk up to it and announce, "Tea, Earl Grey, hot" or, "Stripper, Puerto Rican, hot" and it conjures your wish out of the air and delivers it to you. If that sounds like your cup of tea--hot-- then head to Blackwell book shop on London's Charing Cross Road for the Espresso Book Machine, which prints whole books while you wait.

Yes, actual, proper books in about 5 minutes--hot. The EBM allows you to browse a catalog of books and print out a bound, trimmed paperback in 5 to 10 minutes. It'll spit out 110 pages per minute, complete with a full-color cover.
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See how GreenPrint can help save paper

GreenPrint World scans print jobs before they hit the page to make them as tree-friendly as possible. It creates a print filter, intercepting your print jobs before they reach the spooler and checking them against a list of preset but adjustable criteria. You can have it grab by the number of lines on a page, for example.

In CNET's First Look video below, we'll show you how the program can help you prevent wasteful print jobs--and how it could be even better.
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Two new photo printers from Sony

LAS VEGAS--Sony's pre-PMA 2009 press event wasn't just about cameras. It was also about things you can buy to go with your camera.

The two new photo printers from Sony aimed at the average point-and-shoot camera owner are the (horrifically monikered) DPP-FP67 and DPP-FP97, updates on last year's DPP-FP75 and DPP-FP95.

The FP67 is the smaller of the two, with a 2.4-inch LCD screen. It can print out 4X6-inch photos, as well as index prints, photo IDs, and calendars. The printer will also do you the favor of fixing red-eyes and evening out the photo's exposure for US$120.
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