Canon unveils cloud-friendly printer

introduced a new Pixma-series high-end printer on Tuesday in the MX892 Wireless Office All-In-One (AIO), Electronista reports.

The printer will connect to cloud and local network services to print or fax documents, including AirPrint, Google's Cloud Print, Picasa Web Albums, and Pixma Cloud Link services. The printer also offers a number of templates for placing images on stationery and calendars, among others.

Users can print from their Android or iOS devices through the Canon Easy-PhotoPrint (EPP) app. PDFs created in the app can be sent to the printer as well. Canon focuses on 802.11n Wi-Fi with Wireless Protected Set-up (WPS) to get online, though an Ethernet port is also present.

The MX892 has a variety of connectivity options for printing of documents and images from the cloud and other compatible portable devices, PC Mag writes.

The MX892 uses five individual ink tanks and supports a maximum colour resolution of 9 600 x 2 400 dpi. The printer allows users to view images on its three-inch LCD screen, and, according to Canon, can generate a Four- by six-inch borderless photo in approximately 20 seconds. The printer is rated to provide print output at approximately 12.5 images per minute (ipm) for black and white documents, and approximately 9.3 ipm for colour. The scanner has a resolution of up to 2 400 x 4 800 dpi.