Epson getting greedy
May 4th, 2009Epson has joined the “print from your mobile device” party with an iPhone app that….well, let’s you print from you iPhone. The big problem? It’s $6.99!! Who in the hell is going to pay that? Why not just get HP’s free app and print to your nearest HP? Doesn’t make sense to us. Here is the press release:
Press release:
PRINT TO ANY EPSON PRINTER FROM AN iPHONEMay 4, 2009 – Printing on an Epson printer from an Apple iPhone or iPod Touch is now possible using the new EuroSmartz, Ltd. Print & Share app that lets users print photos, business documents, PDF files, Web pages, e-mail, and more.
“Smart phones, especially the iPhone, are increasingly being used in place of laptops,” said Steve Semos, product manager, consumer ink jets, Epson America, Inc. “As an iPhone user, I can print PDF files, business documents and brilliant photos stored on, or taken by my iPhone to my Epson Artisan 800 printer or any other Epson printer. Epson recognizes the need for mobile printing and is pleased to see that the Print & Share app makes printing available to all iPhone and iPod Touch users.”
The Epson Artisan 800 and Artisan 700 are ideal for printing photos and documents from the iPhone through a wireless network. Print & Share lets users print information from their iPhone or iPod Touch to a printer connected to a computer, via a network or through a USB connection. Smart phone printing to an Epson home or office printer is now a reality with the Print & Share app, available for $6.99 at the iTunes App Store.
“Epson is an internationally celebrated brand known for superior print quality, particularly when it comes to photo printing,” said Ian Schenkel, co-founder, EuroSmartz, Ltd. “We’re pleased that Epson finds value in our Print & Share app for iPhone users around the world.”
SOURCE Epson America Inc.
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