Interesting niche gadget: HP's Presto
I kept hearing a radio ad for Presto from HP, so I decided to look it up and find out more about it.
It is an interesting niche gadget and service. It is intended for those who want to receive email (with our without photos) but do not want to deal with a computer. The system has two components-- the HP Presto printer (kinda like a receive-only color fax machine) that plugs into the regular phone line and the Presto service which is $9.99 per month. Each owner gets a presto.com email address and the ability to limit who their messages are allowed to come from. Any approved user can send an email with embedded photos and can even format the email to look stylish. The Presto printer uses a single ink cartridge and regular paper. There is even a tone that can be played whenever new email has arrived. The user schedules when the device dials out and retrieves the email.
It remains to be seen how popular it becomes!
Kathy
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It is an interesting niche gadget and service. It is intended for those who want to receive email (with our without photos) but do not want to deal with a computer. The system has two components-- the HP Presto printer (kinda like a receive-only color fax machine) that plugs into the regular phone line and the Presto service which is $9.99 per month. Each owner gets a presto.com email address and the ability to limit who their messages are allowed to come from. Any approved user can send an email with embedded photos and can even format the email to look stylish. The Presto printer uses a single ink cartridge and regular paper. There is even a tone that can be played whenever new email has arrived. The user schedules when the device dials out and retrieves the email.
It remains to be seen how popular it becomes!
Kathy
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I heard the ads for that as well, and thought that the idea has some merit. I just wish there were some way for it to be two way. Perhaps a 'reply' button that dials up a voicemail account, allowing the user to leave a voicemail for the original sender that would arrive in their inbox.
Pretty interesting stuff tho
Two-way paper-based email service DOES exist, and it's called Celery. Popular Science just gave them a Best of What's New Award, I'm surprised you haven't heard of them! www.mycelery.com AARP online has written about Celery, along with Jitterbug (phone) and Presto, too.
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