HP Photosmart Express
March 2, 2006 at 9:56 am · Filed under Random
Friends often ask me what exactly I do for HP. One of my projects was in the news last week, so I thought I’d share. February 23 was the end of the “press silence” over the release of HP’s Retail Photo Printing kiosks called HP Photosmart Express.
I’ve been involved with the financial transaction processing of the kiosk. Customers will be able to pay for their prints directly on the kiosk using a credit card or a stored value card (like a gift or coupon card). This is a feature that is currently not offered by any other photo printing solution and allows the customer experience to be much more autonomous. My contribution to the project was to get the accounting transactions posted to HP’s corporate financial systems by setting up the data flows for the incoming invoices and credit card payments.
HP will be placing these kiosks in tranitional outlets like grocery and drug stores, but also look for them in hotels, college campuses and malls.
I’m still working on future releases for the project and likely will be for the rest of this year as HP looks to expand their consumer direct offerings.
Todd Grenich
April 19, 2006Mark - I have a medium Kiosk business in Washington (primarily cash machines and Juke boxes) and would like to discuss the purchase of several photosmart express kiosks but cannot find the appropriate contact number within HP. I have called the only number I could find and left several messages but have not gotten a return call. I realize this is likely out of context with the work you do for HP but would you have the name and number of someone I could speak to regarding the specifics of the photosmart express?
Thank you for your time,
Todd