Canon App Enables Printing from iPhone, iPod Touch

[Michael Essany]

Image via PC World


In case you missed Tony Hoffman's coverage in his PC World article yesterday, Apple fans and Canon users have something to get excited about: the Canon Easy-PhotoPrint for iPhone app. Essentially, it is now possible (and easy) to print photos right off your iPhone or iPod Touch.

I checked out this bad boy late last night and it is phenomenal, far superior to other means I've employed to print pics from my handset. Making it even easier to like the app is its cost: free.

The Canon iEPP app lets you select from a wide range of paper sizes and paper types, from card-size (2.2 inches by 3.4 inches) up to letter size. You can choose multiple photos from your iPhone or iPod touch Photo Albums and print up to 20 copies.

On start-up, the Canon iEPP app, which is now available for download through iTunes, automatically finds printers on a wireless network. For now, printers compatible with the new app include PIXMA MP990, PIXMA MP640, and PIXMA MP560 All-In-Ones

You can start your iPhone camera directly from Canon iEPP, and instantly print captured photos.

It's no secret that Wi-Fi capabilities have become a high priority for those in the market for a new printer. Just this summer HP reported that its wireless printer business has grown in excess of 50% in one year. Apple should take note and, subsequently, take steps to build on this momentum and enable ways to print directly to Bluetooth or perhaps USB-connected printers, as many users have been hoping and wishing for.

For now, in the absence of a dominating iPhone printing mechanism, the Canon iEPP app will likely lead the way and set the standard for iPhone picture printing at least in the immediate future.

[amperisk]

Been looking for this capability for quite some time

[unclebnz]

HP are you listening?

[Pistol1]

Erm, HP have had this for aaaages... HP iPrint anyone...?

[billchase2]

Cool, it's about time for a new printer so I may have to pick one up with Wi-Fi...

[vinaygoel2000]

This Canon app only supports 3 printers. I like ePrint.

[PhrequenC]

Erm, HP have had this for aaaages... HP iPrint anyone...?

i was going to say that myself. ive been using hp iprint for a while.

[cupcars]

HP are you listening?

HP has this app (free) "HP iprint". I've got it in my iphone for my HP Officejet 6500 wireless. Print photos via wifi from iphone to wireless HP printer.

The HP iPrint Photo

[one1]

HP blows on mac. Canon FTW.

[rwin84]

very cool! i was on the market for a new printer anyways, sounds like i have made a choice...

BTW, if anyone can help with this it would be greatly appreciated...
http://modmyi.com/forums/3g-s-downgr...ml#post4997108

[nighthawk283]

Soon i hope all kind or printer would have this kind of there own app, i have to many different kinds of printers

[kaaroFC]

Everything will be wireless sooner or later, i've seen videos of wireless kitchens and all...its called PowerMat...or something like that, it amazes me how technology evolves so quickly making our lives easier

[nighthawk283]

Everything will be wireless sooner or later, i've seen videos of wireless kitchens and all...its called PowerMat...or something like that, it amazes me how technology evolves so quickly making our lives easier

That is so right but then we get lazier and lazier

[DannynJoni]

That is so right but then we get lazier and lazier

Thats why we have iFitness and the Wii

[CZroe]

I want to see one that communicates with a companion desktop app so that it can print to any printer available to your desktop.