Ironically, while so much has gone digital nowadays, printing is still a core part of the work, home, and school experience. AI has been making it way to every facet of productivity, from computing to graphic design. Now, you can add printing to that list. At the HP Imagine conference in Palo Alto, CA this week, HP introduced HP Print AI, which includes intelligent features designed to simplify printing, particularly when printing things like web pages that are often output with weird spacing, ads, and other content you don’t need.
At the heart of HP Print AI is Perfect Output, now available in an exclusive beta program. Where you’ll purportedly see Perfect Output come into play most is when printing content from web browsers like online articles, travel documents, recipes, and how-to guides, as well as things like spreadsheets. Rather than output with extra spacing (think five pages printing for a single-page article), image size issues, and web ads, or split tables and charts in spreadsheets, Perfect Output intelligently reformats and reorganizes the content so it fits perfectly on the page. It automatically detects unwanted content, like ads and web text and only prints the essential content you need.
The benefit is not just in saving time and frustration, this also helps save paper and ink, which in turn helps the environment. It sounds like such a simple use of AI technology, but it’s one that almost everyone can get behind. Chances are, you have run into this issue before when printing everything from school materials to work reports, even details about venues to share with the family while planning your next vacation.
HP Print AI includes more features as well, including intelligent technology that helps walk you through set-up using natural language and contextual awareness. It remembers your preferences and past questions so you get customized support as needed.
The AI technology also crosses over to photos. You can make creative projects using simple, conversational prompts with unique layouts, custom styles, and fonts for items like personalized greeting cards. HP Print AI corrects common print errors by automatically upscaling images and removing unwanted objects. Once the design is ready, print or explore a curated list of partners that offer unique photo printing capabilities, gift certificates to be printed on the card, and more.
For the commercial market, HP Scan AI Enhanced is a cloud-based, AI-driven solution that automatically recognizes the type of documents being scanned and extracts key information based on your specific business needs. This helps reduce manual steps and data entry, saving time and money for small businesses and enterprise customers.
HP Print AI is available today, starting with an exclusive beta delivering the Perfect Output feature to select print customers.
Additionally, HP is introducing two new printer models, the HP Envy 6100 and 6500 all-in-one printer series that the company calls “native true-to-screen” printers with a wider colour range and automatic two-sided photo printing.
True-to-screen technology allows you to print borderless photos on both sides of matte photo paper or cards. This allows you to personalize the backs of messages, collages, and more. HP uses the Display P3 colour, which ensures a true representation of what you see on the screen, with ultra colour accuracy.
The printers each come equipped with a 2.4-inch colour touchscreen and are compatible with the HP Smart app so you can easily print wireless from both a laptop and a smartphone.
Boasting compact designs, the printers are also eco-friendly in another way, made from 60% recycled plastic and delivered in recycled fibre packaging. They also use HP’s sustainable EvoMore ink cartridges that have half the carbon footprint than traditional ink cartridges and require fewer cartridge replacements with twice as many printed pages versus standard cartridges.
AI technology is permeating every facet of the tech space, and when it comes to printing, Perfect Output and HP Print AI is a useful way to integrate the technology into the printing process. We’ll have more to share after seeing it in action. Stay tuned.