InfraReady Adapter Introduced

Posted By: Kevin Doel Wednesday, April 18, 2001 7:08:59 AM

Bachmann Software & Services, developer of PrintBoy, has introduced the InfraReady Adapter, a pocket-sized device that lets users convert any printer to accept infrared beaming of documents from Palm Powered handhelds. Together with PrintBoy, users can wirelessly “beam” their documents to a printer. It is available now for $56.

The InfraReady Adapter allows mobile workers who depend on their handheld computers to connect the adapter to the parallel port on any printer that does not already have infrared capabilities and create IR printing access on the spot. The adapter can be used in conjunction with PrintBoy to produce hard copies of documents, spreadsheets, forms, sketches, etc. without the need to perform a synchronization between the Palm handheld and the desktop PC.

“There has been an increasing demand for portable printing capabilities, yet we realized that not everyone has an infrared printer available to them. By offering both the PrintBoy utility and the InfraReady Adapter, mobile professionals finally have the ability to print no matter where they are,” stated Dan Reuvers, vice president of Bachmann Software. “This device is small enough to fit in a suit pocket or purse and, at $55.99, it’s the least expensive IR method of ensuring the ability to print regardless of time or location. With PrintBoy and our new InfraReady Adapter, road warriors can enjoy absolute access to their documents – even if the printer they want to use doesn’t currently have IR capabilities.”

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InfraReady Adapter Mini Review

Ed @ 4/18/2001 6:56:37 PM #
They sent me one of these when I was doing the PrintBoy review and it's pretty cool. It is a rectangular block that plugs into the parallel port that has a long cord connecting to a small IR port that looks like its from one of those Martian ships from War of the Worlds. My desk space is limited and my printer is down on the ground so I just put the IR port on my desk. If you have a printer at home without an IR port, which I think describes many of you, this will let you print at home, which I think you'll find very convenient.

If you are a Mac user, you'd better make sure your printer has one of those big parallel ports that Windows machines use.

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RE: InfraReady Adapter Mini Review
I.M. Anonymous @ 4/18/2001 10:48:39 PM #
Can you post a picture???
I think I want one

RE: InfraReady Adapter Mini Review
Ed @ 4/19/2001 9:45:40 AM #
It's not a very good one, due to the limitations of my digital camera, but here it is:

http://www.palminfocenter.com/images/img_InfraReady.jpg

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RE: InfraReady Adapter Picture
Ed @ 4/23/2001 2:37:27 PM #
Bachmann sent me a much better picture:

http://www.palminfocenter.com/images/img_InfraReady_2_L.jpg

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picture?

I.M. Anonymous @ 4/19/2001 7:22:33 AM #
why no picture on the web site??
RE: picture?
powerpalm @ 4/20/2001 7:26:35 PM #
I spoke to the company today, and they will be posting a picture soon. I have the model from extended systems and am awaiting this as an alternative because of size

USB ?

Flipit @ 4/23/2001 1:49:15 PM #
Will it have usb support ?
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