HP’s latest lineup of printers are all internet connected. Yay! Some of them also support apps
! And now the first Australian HP printer app has launched from Yahoo!7, and I have to wonder – why would anybody ever use this?
The Daily Brief app from Yahoo!7 “allows users direct access and print to Australian news and headlines at the touch of a button without having to turn on their PC.” In other words, you simply select the app on the printer each morning and it will print out a heap of news stories for you to consume at your leisure.
But in a world supposedly striving for the “paperless office” why on earth would anybody want to print out a couple of pages of news articles when you can easily read them online for free. And even if you don’t want to turn on your PC, in an age of web-connected smartphones, accessing information is easier than ever.
Despite advances in printing technology, ink is still ridiculously expensive. And while a printer may not consume as much power as a PC overall, it still doesn’t compare with a smartphone or tablet.
No, this is just a ridiculous idea for HP to try and keep customers buying more ink than they really need to.
[HP]
Sicarius123
Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at 1:59 PMSounds like something oldies would use, and oldies typically don’t use genuine ink so it wont be making HP extra money lol.
attila
Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at 2:10 PMImagine the disappointment when you press one of the printed headlines to read the rest of the story, and nothing happens…
Simon Reidy
Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at 3:36 PMbut couldn’t you just print out the entire internet and sticky tape it together?
McTavish
Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at 2:28 PMInk.. Damned expensive… mumble grumble… HP… Blood sucking leaches with their ink prices… saca frasm rasm… Ban Ink! Yay!
Peter Simpson
Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at 2:47 PMCould be handy for students/teachers and people too old to operate a smart device. But ink and paper and all that shit, it just makes it superfluous. After having shoved my inkjet for a mono laser printer, I’d prefer a HP Snapfish photo printing app on my Android maybe. See, that makes sense.
Tim
Thursday, December 16, 2010 at 8:29 AMMy bet is they’re banking on non-technical users just assuming it’s something the printer ‘does’ and not knowing how to turn it off. I can imagine my parents having one of these printers –
“Hey Mum, did you print this?”
“Oh THAT, I don’t want that, it just spits one of them out each morning. Throw it out.”
Graham
Saturday, December 18, 2010 at 1:55 PMyou can print various document in advance. the best printer is laser printer. try to use laser printer in your office and get the most efficient printing cost.