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Mobile print kiosks launch in Toronto airport

September 29, 2011

St. Joseph Communications, with support from HP and PrinterOn, has developed the world's first self-service public pay kiosk offering consumers the ability to print directly from their smartphones and tablets. The system is making its debut at the Toronto Pearson International Airport; a total of eight kiosks have been installed in high-traffic areas throughout the airport and will be viewed by an average of 87,000 people per day.

"More than 19 per cent of the world's cell phones are smartphones and this is expected to reach 50 per cent by Christmas," says Tony Gagliano, executive chairman and CEO of St. Joseph Communications. "With the introduction of the ePrintit Kiosk, hundreds of millions of smartphone users worldwide can now quickly and conveniently print out their documents on the fly."

How it works

The patent-pending ePrintit kiosks allow consumers to print reports, presentations, photos, etc., by downloading the HP ePrint service app to their smartphones. The kiosks can also be used to securely email documents and can print from any memory device. They are equipped with St. Joseph's proprietary developed monitoring software, a HP color laser printer, a Citizen dye-sublimation photo printer, online video camera, and 42-inch digital signage.

The kiosks also provide a North America-wide directory of all restaurants, hotels, attractions, and theaters and will print out maps to the locations as well as general mapping and driving directions for any location. "Mobile printing is not just the ability to print from a mobile device but also the ability to print when you are truly mobile – wherever life and business happens," said Sridhar Solur, director of managed enterprise solutions, imaging and printing group, HP. "Printer ubiquity is an absolute must to enable mobile printing and St. Joseph Communications is a strategic partner to build this network."

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