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Bluetooth printing. (New Products).


Epson, www.epson.com/bluetooth, Hardware, $129

Users can now use Bluetooth A wireless personal area network (WPAN) standard for short-range transmission of digital voice and data. Bluetooth is widely used for hands-free cellphone operation, including wireless headsets and connecting to Bluetooth-enabled automobiles that turn the car's audio system into a  wireless technology to print to Epson printers from their PDAs, laptops or PCs. The Bluetooth Print Adapter A device that allows one system to connect to and work with another. An adapter is often a simple circuit that converts one set of signals to another; however, the term often refers to devices which are more accurately called "controllers.  is compatible with and includes software that enables printing from various laptops, handhelds and PocketPC devices. (A list of compatible devices is available online.) In the future, the adapter will also allow wireless printing from a cellular telephone.

The adapter, which connects to the printer's parallel port, can be used with the Epson Stylus stylus: see pen.


(1) A pen-shaped instrument that is used to "draw" images or select from menus. Styli (the plural of stylus, pronounced "sty-lye") come with handheld devices that have touch screens, such as PDAs and video games.
 C80, C60, Photo 1280, Photo 890 and Photo 820. Other Epson models with parallel ports can be supported using Microsoft Windows See Windows.

(operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then.
 Uni/Mini printer drivers.

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