On January 7, Samsung announced that it has introduced the Image Stamp printer, a pocket-sized mobile printer that allows users to print photos directly from their smartphones. Samsung displayed the Image Stamp printer along with other mobile peripherals in its mobile accessories booth at CES 2017, which ran from January 5 to 8 in Las
Earlier this week, reports surfaced that when certain Epson inkjet printers and all-in-ones were set up to print with Google Cloud Print the devices would randomly power off and on. The Register suggested that the problem was the result of “a combination of a firmware update gone wrong: and Google Cloud Print,” as reportedly users
PrintWithMe, a Chicago startup looking to build a network of mobile print stations, has raised $800,000 in seed money. The funding round was led by Network Ventures, with participation from M25 Group, New Stack Ventures, Little Engine Ventures, and other investors. Founded in 2014 by ex-GrubHub employee Jonathan Treble, PrintWithMe (www.printwithme.com) is seeking to accommodate
On September 21, HP announced the Sprocket, a tiny, palm-size photo printer that is designed to print photos from smartphones. Ultra-portable photo printers small enough to fit into a pocket have been around for a while. There are other tiny photo printers on the market from Fujifilm, LG, Polaroid, Zink, and others. While prior to
The Mopria Alliance, a nonprofit organization formed to drive global standards for mobile printing, this week announced new updates to enable enterprise mobile print capabilities for Android users. Mopria Print Service 2.0 includes features such as user authentication for printers requiring credentials or pin codes as well as updates for accounting, transport security, and stapling.
From June 20 to 22, HP Inc. held its 2016 Industry Analyst Summit at the Boston Hyatt. Attracting attendees from such regions as the Americas, Asia, and Europe, it was the first industry analyst conference the firm has hosted since it parted company with Hewlett Packard Enterprise in November 2015. With its new, exclusive focus on printing
Perhaps this week’s biggest print-related story is the partnership between Cartridge World and Samsung. Together, it seems that the two firms plan to place mobile-print-enabled printers and MFPs in various wireless hotspots to serve the growing number of remote and mobile workers, as well as consumers who are on the go and may need to
On March 10, Xerox officially announced the launch of its new line of ConnectKey i-Series MFPs. The 14 ConnectKey-enabled MFPs in the i-Series come equipped with apps and solutions that the company says will give small and medium-sized business and enterprise users the tools needed to work in today’s business environment: on-the-go, virtually, and through
At a March 9 event at the Gil Hatch Center in Webster, NY, Xerox introduced analysts to its new ConnectKey i-Series MFPs as well as several new apps and solutions for the platform. The company officially announced its new “smart” MFPs on March 10. A growing number of copier OEMs’ product launches these days are
In cool new printer news, a startup called Prynt has begun shipping a smartphone case that prints, essentially allowing you to turn your smartphone into a new-fangled, higher-tech version of the Polaroid camera of yore. Periodically, Actionable Intelligence will see announcements about tiny new photo printers, many of them sharing the same basic technology used
