SEATTLE — Apple released new software Monday that allows owners of the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad to print wirelessly over Wi-Fi networks. Apple first described some of the new features in iOS 4.2, the operating software for the Apple gadgets, at a September media event.
The iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad don’t have ports for hooking up with printers, which makes the AirPrint feature one of the biggest advances for all of Apple’s gadgets. With the new software, the gadgets can find printers on home networks, then send text, photos or graphics directly to the printer over Wi-Fi. To start, iPads, iPhones or iPods with AirPrint will work directly only with certain Hewlett-Packard printers.
The software update also includes AirPlay, which lets iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch users send video, music and photos directly from the gadgets to the TV screen through the company’s Apple TV set-top box. The Associated Press
