What’s a Handheld Printer?

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Handheld printers are small, portable printers that can be used with laptops, PDAs, and cell phones. They have wireless capabilities and use batteries as the primary power source. Newer models are slimmer and can store and print over a hundred photographs.

Since many people depend more on portable and handheld devices, creating a handheld printer is a logical progression in technology. Essentially a small, portable printer that can be used with a laptop, PDA, and even a portable device such as a cell phone, the handheld printer ensures that images and other types of documents can be securely printed in virtually any situation . Here are some of the features of the handheld printer that make the little printer a great asset for anyone on the go.

Handheld printers have been around for several years. The first PDAs were created as a portable means to allow you to carry around a printer for use with a laptop. These tiny printers were small enough to easily fit in a computer bag and could be connected with the use of a USB cable. Batteries provided power for the first generation of handheld printing devices, and memory capacity was usually sufficient to process a large text document or a smaller number of pages containing images. Small rolls of paper, similar to those used with adding machines, provided the medium for the printer to work.

Later models of the handheld printer benefited from further refinements in wireless technology. In addition to interacting with laptops, wireless methods now allow printers to communicate with cell phones and other handheld devices that also have wireless capabilities. The USB cable is no longer needed as long as a wireless connection can be established between the handheld printer and the device. This means that you can use a handheld printer to connect with a camera-equipped mobile phone, take pictures saved on the phone, and print them from the handheld’s memory.

Batteries are still the primary power source with the handheld printer, although many models still come with a power cord for use when another power source is available. Many models on the market today have the capacity to download, store and print over a hundred standard size photographs. While the capabilities of the handheld camera have increased, the size has not. While printers have always been small in size, newer models tend to be slimmer than ever. This makes it much easier to transport the handheld printer when traveling for business or pleasure.




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