HP Web-Connected Printer Without PC

>гардеробиett-Packard on Monday introduced an Internet-connected inkjet printer that lets people print coupons, movie tickets, maps, and other items from Web sites without having to turn on a PC.

The HP Photosmart Premium with TouchSmart Web has a 4.33-inch touch screen for navigating to sites. The printer includes software for accessing Web content from HP partners, including USA Today, Google (NSDQ: GOOG), Fandango, Coupons.com, DreamWorks Animation, Nickelodeon, Web Sudoku, and Weathernews.
HP also launched HP Apps Studio, a site for downloading future applications for the printer. HP has included application programming interfaces with the printer’s software platform for third parties to build software and make it available through the Apps Studio, a strategy made popular with Apple’s launch of the App Store for the iPhone and iPod Touch.

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Samsung to spend $1.4 billion to upgrade chip lines

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