Lexmark Web-savvy printer loves MobileMe, iPhone and Apple RSS feeds...

Thu, 11/05/2009 - 6:09am — Jonny Evans
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We’re quite interested in Lexmark’s new Web-ready printer. The 4.3-inch colour touchscreen it carries, WiFI support and integration with MobileMe, the iPhone and iPod touch alongside the capacity to gather Apple RSS feeds intrigue us.

Interact ($199) is an all-in-one (AIO) inkjet printer, one of eight new wireless AIOs the company announced last month. It prints, faxes and scans, uses Lexmark's new Vizix print and ships with a three-year warranty.

For iPhone/iPod touch photo printing users must download the free LexPrint App from the App Store. Also interesting, MobileMe compatibility means you can access photos stored on the online service directly from the printer, using the touchscreen.

We’re not 100% sure how handy the fact that the printer will also pick up on Apple’s RSS feeds really will be, but it underlines the Internet connectedness of the system, though a computer and router is required.

Promised print speeds are  33 pages per minute black, and 30 pages per minute for colour. 4 x 6 photos print “as quick as 24 seconds”, the company claims.

This system is available now from Apple stores, and has also been made available via a third party through Amazon, which lists the cost of the $199 device as $249.99, but is selling the system at $149.99 at present.

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Comments

stupid idea

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Printers becoming computers is just plain dumb.  I understand why printer manufacturer's want to jack up the feature list -> price of what they sell but from a consumer's point of view - please!

 

I saw the $400 (yes $400) HP web enabled printer yesterday and it was a joke (a dirt slow computer with a little screen) tucked inside the printer.  Why?

 

Using a real computer with a regular ol' printer (network enabled is the killer feature) is a MUCH better way of doing things and significantly less expensive.

I noticed the HP also.  I was

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I noticed the HP also.  I was in the market for a new printer and ended up getting a killer deal on a C8180 which also had a MSRP of $400 (I didn't pay that) but had a much better scanner and could handle scanning film negatives.  I didn't see the point of the "Web enabled" model.  Who owns a printer and doesn't have a computer to go on to the net?

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