In an attempt to facilitate printing of documents by users of smartphones and other devices, sans the need of a computer, the Palo Alto, California-based Hewlett Packard Co. (HP) Monday unveiled its new ePrint platform.

HP revealed that it will soon begin adding microchips and software in order to connect all its printers to the Internet; and added that the new line of Web-enabled printers will essentially enable businesses and consumers to print documents or pictures from any device that features the capability of sending e-mails to any ePrint-capable printer.

The newest initiative by HP - which has already introduced wireless printers and software that allow printing from handset like the Apple iPhone - will add Google cloud capability to the Web-enabled printers; thereby allowing on-demand printing from any location, without the requirement of specific printer drivers.

Noting that HP aims at allowing users from any location to send pages for printing using email, Vyomesh Joshi, HP's chief of printing division, said during the course of a recent interview: "Every printer will have an email address. You'll be able to download information" and print it directly, without hooking the printer to a computer.

Elaborating that HP's ePrint platform largely allows Web-enabled printers to directly access and print files over the cloud from Google Docs, Google Photos, and Google Calendar, Joshi added that initially HP will introduce four printers in the price range of between $99 and $299.