Web connected? Well in addition to being able to connect to your computer or mobile device for wireless printing, the printer also slew of built-in printer apps that are part of the new HP App Studio. That means you can print Google Maps, movie tickets, and other web content straight from the printer, without having to interact with your computer at all.
HP has partnered with companies like Disney, USA Today, Google and Fandango to make accessing content and printing it instantly seamless.
A Few Examples
You can enter in your address information into the Google Maps app and get print-outs of your directions and the area map. I know that one of the only reasons I even use my printer is to print directions. I tend to wait until the last minute to do this, which makes the whole "pull up directions, connect laptop to printer, print directions, make sure formatting is correct" process that much more aggravating. If I could just print the directions from the printer, I know that would make my life easier.
You can also movie tickets from Fandango and print them all at the same time. USA Today will let you print out your favorite sections and Coupons.com lets you select your coupons and print right from the device. HP's own photo service, Snapfish, is also supported -- so you can print your Snapfish galleries and photos and print them on photo paper.
HP says it will be adding more apps in the coming months and it wants your feedback via a Twitter account set-up at @hp_ipg.
Pricing
The printer is available today at a number of different outlets for $399.99 US. That's not cheap, but for a four-in-one photo printer, with wireless support AND web-connectivity, it doesn't seem totally unreasonable either.
Do you want a web-connected printer for your home or home office?