Eastman Kodak Company announced a new inkjet printer Kodak ESP C310 All-In-One. According to the manufacturer, the model makes prints of high quality, has compact design, and supports wireless connectivity for easy use at home. Proprietary pigment inks, available in black and color cartridges, have standard and increased volume and offer a wider choice for better satisfaction of customer’s printing needs. For example, Kodak Black Ink 30XL (black) and Kodak Color Ink 30XL (color) cartridges allow consumers, who need to print large volumes of photos and documents, making twice as many prints as the Kodak Black Ink Cartridges 30 and Kodak Color Ink 30 respectively.

Kodak also offers a function of 3D-photo printing. The company promises to become the first manufacturer of consumer inkjet printers to introduce three-dimensional images to the market at an affordable price. This technology was developed in Kodak laboratories and makes it possible for Kodak printer users to create and print 3D photos without the need to use additional special equipment. Printer Kodak ESP C310 AiO should appear on sale in April at a suggested price of $99.99.

Recent Kodak developments in the field of multifunction devices have taken the form of the ESP 9250 inkjet MFP. This device combines the flexibility in the office use due to availability of Wi-Fi 802.11n and optional Bluetooth-adapter, and quite decent performance printing.

It can print directly from iOS-compatible devices (iPhones, iPods, iPads, etc.), has the maximum resolution for color printing of 9600 dpi, along with the ability to copy documents (scanning resolution – no more than 2400 dpi). The ESP 9250 can print 4 x 6 inch images on photo paper in less than half a minute, fax and copy made at a speed of 26 pages per minute.

Built-in Multi Card Reader “swallows” almost any card used in modern digital cameras. ESP 9250 is positioned as the flagship of the Kodak inkjet MFPs, so the price is appropriate – $250. You may start looking for this device somewhere in a month.

Kodak is known not only as a supplier of high-quality photo and film products, but also as a producer of rather good printers and multifunction devices. One recent development, enriching the range of this American company, is the Kodak ESP Office 6150 multifunctional printer that delivers printing, scanning, copying as well as receiving and sending documents by fax.

This MFP Kodak 6150 is equipped with a built-in Wi-Fi 802.11n and supports wireless printing from BlackBerry smartphones, iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. To print files from Apple mobile devices, you will need the free program Kodak Pic Flick App, which can be downloaded from the App Store, a similar tool for BlackBerry smartphones can be found at the App World applications store.

According to the manufacturer, the Kodak 6150 MFP is very easy to configure and manage, and possesses a 2.4-inch LCD screen, which is used for menu navigation. There is a special tray that holds 200 sheets of paper, and the speed of printing in color and black and white modes is 32 and 30 pages per minute. Copy speed in similar modes is slightly lower — to 27 and 26 pages per minute, respectively. The retail price for Kodak ESP Office 6150 All-in-One Printer is $229.99.

Yesterday Kodak announced the ESP 7 and ESP 9, the two new wireless inkjet multifunctions. Kodak claims these multifunctions can print up to twice as many photos and documents for the money they cost. This feature saves around $110 a year on ink compared with other leading consumer inkjet printers on the market.

Both the ESP 7 and ESP 9 use Kodak’s pigmented inks that come in a simple two-cartridge setup: a black cartridge for $9.99 and a five-ink color cartridge for $14.99. Based on independent testing by Wilhelm Imaging Research, prints from the two printers should last for at least 120 years in dark storage such as in an album.

The ESP 7 All-in-One Printer costs $199.99 and bolsters a 3-inch color LCD display as well as memory card and USB slots so you can view, edit and print images without use of computer. The ESP 7 supports Wi-Fi and Ethernet connectivity and can perform double-sided printing with built-in duplex unit. According to Kodak, it takes only 28 second to produce a 4×6-inch photo on the ESP 7. When it comes for document printing, the device speed reaches up to 32 pages per minute in black and 30 ppm in color.

The senior model, Kodak ESP 9 priced at $299.99, offers larger functionality: it has fax capabilities, an auto-document feeder, and a 10-inch one-touch control panel.

Kodak’s Home Center Software includes facial retouch capabilities that enable consumers to enhance their personal photographs by automatically reducing blemishes and augmenting facial features. Both printers have an intelligent paper tray system, which automatically adjusts settings based on paper type, size, and amount.