Wirelessly Print with PrintBoy Anywhere

Bachmann Software has introduced PrintBoy Anywhere, which allows users to print with the wireless method of their choice. Whether the users have Bluetooth, 802.11b, modem access, or infrared, it allows them to send their data directly from a handheld to a printer . PrintBoy Anywhere is is available now for $40.

Registered users of PrintBoy Deluxe will be able to upgrade to PrintBoy Anywhere for $15.

Until this release, Bachmann had focused their PrintBoy support to infrared, since virtually all handheld devices come equipped with IR. However, the increasing use of LAN and wireless infrastructure (including both Bluetooth and network alternatives) meant PrintBoy needed to expand to other wireless communication protocols.

Wireless printing fundamentally requires three things: a transmitter, a receiver, and compatible software to allow the two devices to communicate.

The transmitter, in this case the handheld, is equipped with IR, and either Bluetooth, 802.11b, or a modem can be added.

Likewise, the receiver is the printer, and it too must be equipped either with an IR port or adapter that communicates via IR, Bluetooth or a network access connection.

PrintBoy Anywhere serves as the third component, providing software which includes print drivers for most of the popular commercial printers.

It can print from most of the Palm built in applications plus Quicksheet, Quickword, Quickoffice, Wordsmith, ThinkDB, MobileDB, Minicalc, Thinksheet, Thinkoffice, HanDBase, ThoughtManager, DocumentsToGo (documents), Student 4.0, FreeWrite, and more.