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HP Photosmart A826
"Dedicated photo printers are small machines with tiny screens, right? You open them up and load them with paper each time you want to print, because they only take a few sheets of photo paper at a time and the paper sticks out the top, getting dusty.

None of the above is true of the Photosmart A826. This new photo printer from HP wouldn't look out of place in the Command Centre of Space: 1999's Moonbase Alpha. The rounded teardrop shape in white, pale grey and silver looks sleek and retro at the same time. It sits on the desk like a small backpack. Fold down the front cover, which becomes the output tray, and it reveals a set of memory card slots, a hatch to access the single, three-colour cartridge and, more unusually, a small plastic stylus. The memory slots cater for CompactFlash (Type I and II), Memory Stick, SD/MMC, SmartMedia, and xD.

The stylus is used on the 177mm full-colour, touch-screen LCD, though a fingertip works just as well for most tasks. HP has cleverly enhanced the functionality by incorporating three dedicated touch-buttons down either side of the screen, so it can show photos at a good size."