Kodak today introduced two new Wi-Fi-enabled multifunction printers, the KODAK ESP 7 and ESP 9 All-in-One Printers.

"The ESP 7 All-in-One Printer ($199.99) features a 3-inch color LCD display along with memory card and USB slots for viewing, editing, and printing without a computer," writes PC Magazine's Tony Hoffman. "The ESP 7 is enabled for Wi-Fi and Ethernet-connected printing, and includes a duplexer for two-sided printing."

"The ESP 9 ($299.99) has the same print engine as the EPS 7," writes Macworld's Roman Loyola. "The ESP 9 has fax and an automatic document feeder. The device also uses a 10-inch touchpanel, with blue-illuminated buttons and a 3-inch color LCD."

"Of course, in addition to Wi-Fi, the Kodak printers offer an Ethernet port for wired network printing," writes ZDNet's Sean Portnoy. "What's interesting is that the company hasn't been pushing Wi-Fi into its digital cameras (save the older EasyShare-One), which seems like a natural synergy if it wants to stay in the printing game. In any event, the trend is clearly to add wireless networking to all-in-ones at the higher end of the price range; the only question is how soon it will be added to budget multifunctions and then more inkjet and personal laser printers."

More here from PC Advisor ... more here from Coolest Gadgets ... more here from I4U News ... more here from Tech Digest ... and the press release is here.