Recently the famous Canon company has launched a new series of printers that have integrated the AirPrint technology available for our iDevices. AirPrint technology was launched by Apple together with iOS 4.2 and allows iDevice owners to print any document/photo directly from their own terminal using only a Wi-Fi network and a compatible printer. Until now, our printers had to be installed in Mac OS X and through the Wi-Fi network the operating system allowed the iDevice to send the print command to the printer.
Canon USA, Inc., a leader in digital imaging, today announced that the PIXMA MG8220, MG6220 and MG5320 Wireless Photo All-In-One inkjet photo printers will now support AirPrint(1) wireless printing for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. AirPrint allows users to wirelessly print photos, emails, web pages and other documents without the need to install device drivers, saving time and making for a seamless user experience.
AirPrint will be supported by the majority of Canon PIXMA inkjet printers launched from this point forward. AirPrint works with iPad, iPad 2, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and iPod touch (3rd generation and later) using iOS 4.2 or later.
Canon changes things and eliminates the need to use a Mac to print a document/photo, so all we have to do is connect directly to the Wi-Fi HotSpot made by the printer and give the print command. Compatible with AirPrint technology are the PIXMA MG8220, MG6220, and MG5320 models and if you already own one then it would be good to check if there is a firmware update that could make the printer compatible with AirPrint. Canon is not the first printer manufacturer to take this step and the good part is that in the future most of the newly launched models will have the technology implemented.
