It is impossible to use a USB port for a printer, for a memory stick, to download pictures from a camera, etc.

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Plug the printer into the base station's USB port, and all the users on the network can access it using Apple's Rendezvous software (which, be warned, needs Mac OSX version 10.2.3 or later).

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By hooking up a keyboard or mouse to the USB port, users can easily edit Office files or connect to a printer to print.

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The printer was at IP address 192.168.1.103, but the port definition was for 192.168.1.102.

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The Photosmart 8450 Photo Printer uses no fewer than eight different inks for making prints of digital photos and has an Ethernet port for hooking it up to a home network.

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The current prototype was built on a 3D printer and clearly created for an iPhone, but plans for the initial model should be simple enough to port to any handset.

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An Epson ink-jet printer's connector fit, but 3Com's marketers don't mention that Bluetooth behaves like a serial port rather than a parallel one, making installation difficult and keeping many printers from reporting things like the status of ink cartridges or paper jams.

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