

It's ignoring any printer that sells for over $250, and both of those sell for much more. It turns out HP's definition of "world's smallest" comes with a major asterisk. There's this weird portable printer that definitely looks smaller, and, um, also this other printer by HP that's definitely smaller, too. More importantly, HP's not even right about this being the "world's smallest" all-in-one printer. HP is doing some neat things to get its size down, like having the machine spool in sheets to copy, rather than requiring them to be laid out flat. Okay, actually, here's the thing: a printer that's over a foot in two dimensions still looks pretty big, at least in comparison to most other modern gadgets. Just check out these dimensions: 15.86 inches wide by 17.75 inches deep by 10.39 inches tall. It's pretty cute-looking as far as printers go - in some horrifyingly corporate alternate universe, this printer is totally a starter Pokemon that'll eventually evolve into some faxing monstrosity. Here's how HP is helping: it's today announcing what it claims is the "world's smallest all-in-one printer," meaning it can function as both a printer and a scanner. Most homes still need one for printing a document every now and then, but they're at least getting a bit easier to ignore. I don't think I've met anyone with a fond view of printers, those unfortunate relics used to convert digital information into an analog format.
