The OEM’s Connect-enabled devices will now be able to print from Amazon Kindle tablets.
The announcement outlined the support from the OEM for Amazon’s Kindle Fire Printing solution, which is contained within the company’s Kindle Fire HD and HDX tablets, allowing users to print directly to Epson Connect-enabled printers, “making it easier than ever for users to wirelessly print documents, photos, appointments and emails”.
The new tablets are the first Amazon devices to offer built-in wireless printing, with a free built-in viewer application that allows users to “preview Microsoft Office files and print instantly” to save “valuable time and money”. The two tablet models simply require a free operating system upgrade, the Fire OS 3.1 release, and once this is installed, the wireless printing “can be set up in a matter of seconds”.
Ian Cameron, General Manager of Sales and Marketing Support at Epson, stated: “Amazon just gave mobile productivity a huge boost, enabling Kindle Fire users to go beyond leisure and entertainment and use their tablets to stay connected and get the job done.
“Collaboration and innovation are an important part of Epson’s strategy to drive home and business productivity via powerful mobile printing solutions across a range of devices and platforms. Today’s on-the-go users require multifunctional, easy-to-use options, and support of the new family of Kindle Fire tablets provides yet another convenient and powerful way to access, share and print from anywhere.”