Evernote and Lexmark SmartSolution Printers

Partners | 23 Feb 201023 Feb 10 | By Andrew Sinkov

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As a person that lives and breathes tech, it’s not often that I get surprised by a device—certainly, not by an all-in-one printer. But then, the Lexmark SmartSolution printers are different from any that I’ve encountered. Just as Eye-Fi elevated SD cards and changed digital cameras, Lexmark is changing the way we interact with our printers by making them more versatile, smarter, and easier to use. Plus, they now work amazingly well with Evernote.

A printer with Wi-Fi, touch screen, and apps?

The Lexmark SmartSolution All-in-One printers combine a bunch of great innovations. For one, these printers can cut the cord, bypassing your computer entirely and sending scans directly to web over WiFi. What’s more, these savvy machines can be loaded with apps. So, with one tap of the touch screen, you can send those documents, papers and receipts to that big shiny elephant in the cloud.

Evernote SmartSolution

Lexmark developed the Scan to Evernote SmartSolution to let you easily send those scans right into your Evernote accounts over WiFi with a single tap. Installation is as simple as getting an app on your phone; you just choose Evernote from the Lexmark SmartSolutions site, go through a quick setup, and within seconds your printer has it. That’s it. Then, as with everything you put into Evernote, those scans will instantly become accessible from any phone or computer you use.

As a special bonus, if you happen to live or work with other Evernote users, you can load separate Evernote SmartSolutions for each person. This way, everyone has their own app for their own account.

Or, you can keep it old school

We really like this new web-enabled Evernote SmartSolution, but you can always choose to scan to your computer instead, and then bring the files into Evernote manually.

Learn more

The Evernote SmartSolution is available for the Lexmark Interact S605, Prestige Pro805 and Platinum Pro905 printers. Check out Lexmark’s SmartSolution blog for more information on the integration and these new devices. While you’re at it, why not order one for yourself.

Update: Giveaway time! (Closed)

This giveaway has ended. We will post the winner announcement video shortly.
The generous folks at Lexmark have given us 10 Lexmark Platinum SmartSolution All-in-One Printers to give away. Here’s how to enter:

Follow @evernote and @LexmarkNews on Twitter
Send a public tweet containing the hashtag #evernotelexmark

That’s all. We will check to make sure that you have followed both companies. The winner will be randomly selected on Monday, March 1st and contacted via Direct Message on Twitter. All entries must be received by 8:59am PT on March 1st. This giveaway is open to residents of the US, Canada, Mexico, France, Germany, UK, South Africa, Brazil, and Australia!

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Hans-Friedrich Fuge

This is a really slick solution, my compliments. Unfortunately I am the owner of a not so great (in terms of UI) MFP produced by Oki (C3530 MFP). While the hardware is really nice, the UI and software of the device is a nightmare.

Even the automated emailing into evernote does not work for me, since the printer can not handle the (required) secured connection to my SMTP.

One great way to enable direct evernote access for mid- to highend MFPs would be to open a “FTP in” connection on Evernotes Server, since most MFPs (Oki, Xerox, etc) support FTP as a DMS protocol… keep us posted in case Evernote is looking into that option…
Jeremy Kojima

I’ve been mulling over the purchase of an MFP for months… this is the impetus for me to go ahead and buy one, and it will be a Lexmark precisely because of this feature. (In fact, I emailed Evernote a couple weeks ago asking for exactly this… they told me to stay tuned. Thanks!)

With the iPad coming out and Evernote’s pledge to support it, I think this direct-to-Evernote scanning ability may allow home users to consider ditching a dedicated home PC.

To the previous commenter and owners of other MFPs/ scanners with email capability… a suggestion is that you can email a scan to the email address that gets set up if you have an Evernote pro account.
http://thewares.net Darley Ware

Wow! I looking for something like this just Yesterday and all I could find was $2000.00 plus scan to email solutions. I will getting one of these Lexmarks soon!
http://www.ericrieman.com Eric Rieman

I have been doing this with an Eye-fi card and an HP all-in-one. It works put only with jpeg files. Not being able to scan to pdf has kept me from going completely paperless.

Good-bye paper world I’m going digital.

I see a Lexmark printer in my future!
Rubena Faruqui

I am so excited to see this new printer. I am in Real Estate and this will be a very convenient. Looking forward to owning one soon and not having to run to work to scan my docs etc.
Rob

Really….Evernote integration for printers but no support – even paid version – for the BB 8830?!?!
Philip Ferris

Thanks for making this an international competition.
http://www.capecod-websitedesign.com Cape Cod Web Design

A printer with this much technology is it really needed, would anyone actually use apps on there printer and more so what developer will make apps for it?
http://www.Lexmark.com Arindamg

Brilliant! I love it for being able to scan my kid’s paintings directly into evernote with just one touch. No more carrying around all her paintings from her pre-school.. I just bring them home and with a single touch upload everything into Evernote. Someday I plan to make a collage out of these drawings and show it to her when she’s grown up.
Kathy Luman

I just paid $200 for a printer 4 months ago and it no longer works. I so need this printer. I can’t afford another one. The one I have isn’t Lexmark.I would like to try out a Lexmark brand printer. I heard about them but have never had one. This would be great way to try one out.

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