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HP Announces Google Cloud Print-Ready Products

Posted on 31. Mar, 2011 by Daniel Cawrey in Chrome, Chrome OS, News

A few days ago it was noticed that the Google Cloud Print interface accessible through Chrome had been on the receiving end of a UI update which suggested that the service is nearing some sort of formal launch. Now, HP is announcing that they will be supporting this method of printing with their ePrint-enabled lineup of printers.

It appears that the whole consumer printing lineup from HP has ePrint and will thus support Cloud Print - Photosmart, Officejet, Officejet Pro and LaserJet Pro. All you need to do is register the printer with this Google service and you’re ready to print from any device that supports the service, whether that is you smartphone, Chrome notebook or other PC with Chrome installed.

Cloud print has only been available for Windows computers until today. Google has also announced that Chrome Beta users on Macs will be able to use the Cloud Print connector service. This makes it possible to print remotely if you have a Mac connected directly to the computer.

Another interesting tidbit is that Google is going to roll out printer sharing for users in the next few day. This means that people can share printing devices remotely from one another. That sounds like a good idea, especially if you need to print in a pinch. Hopefully we’ll be seeing more information on how that’s going to work.

Do you use Google Cloud Print right now?

via Google Chrome Blog, HP

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