Epson Artisan 810 Premium All-in-One Printer Featured on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” For the Holidays

The Holidays Arrived Early with the Artisan 810 on Ellen’s “12 Days of Giveaways”
 
LONG BEACH, Calif., Dec. 15, 2009Epson’s Artisan® 810 premium all-in-one was featured on day eight of Ellen’s “12 Days of Giveaways” holiday segment yesterday.  With a myriad of industry leading high-performance features, including a 7.8” touch panel and 3.5” color LCD screen, fast print speeds, built-in Wi-Fi® and Ethernet, and superior photo quality, the versatile Artisan 810 is the premier choice for all printing projects. Whether creating personalized holiday gifts, including holiday photo cards and crafts, to stunning professional quality photos that are preferred by consumers 3-to-1 over the competition1, to everyday printing needs, the Artisan 810 is an excellent holiday gift for the creative genius or gadget enthusiast.
 
“Remember when you’d put on your capri pants, and you’d go to the photomat to get your pictures developed? Well, now you can print superior-quality photos, fax documents and scan all at home with your new Epson Artisan all-in-one printer,” said Ellen. “It has a large touch panel and built-in Wi-Fi.”
 
The flagship Artisan 810 provides a range of unique features for a variety of printing needs.  Using the convenient front panel features, users can easily preview, select, enhance and print high-quality photos without a computer.  This all-in-one also offers automatic two-sided printing, blazing fast performance and unique features such as the ability to print photos and documents wirelessly from the Apple® iPhone.

“We’re pleased to offer Ellen’s audience members our flagship all-in-one printer“ said Kristi Lanzit, product manager, Consumer Ink Jets, Epson America Inc. “With a sleek design, wireless printing from an Apple iPhone, mobile device charging from the front USB port2 and 50 percent paper saving with automatic two-sided printing, the Artisan 810 provides the entire family with a range of features for use during the busy holiday season and beyond.”

For one-of-a-kind creative projects, the Artisan 810 can turn photos or drawings into personalized coloring book pages or note paper, or print college-ruled, wide-ruled and graph school paper.  It also allows consumers to create and print custom designs directly onto ink jet printable CDs and DVDs with or without a computer.  In addition, Epson’s six-color Ultra Hi-Definition Claria® ink and exclusive MicroPiezo® print head with DX5™ technology, deliver vivid, true-to-life photos with smudge, scratch and water resistance3, as well as fade resistance up to four times longer than photo lab prints.4

The audience for Monday’s show was filled with 425 guests who each took home an Artisan 810 premium all-in-one for the holidays. The Artisan 810 is currently available for an estimated street price of $299.99 through a variety of retail and online stores including Epson’s retail site, www.epsonstore.com. For more information, please see the Artisan 810 fact sheet or visit www.Epson.com.
 
About Epson America Inc.
Epson America Inc. is the U.S. affiliate of Seiko Epson Corporation and a leading provider of digital imaging products that exceed the vision of its customers. The company’s extensive range of printers, scanners and 3LCD projectors are renowned for their high quality, functionality, compactness, and energy efficiency. The Seiko Epson organization is proud of its ongoing contributions to the global environment and for the second year in a row is part of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index, an indicator for leading companies in economic, environmental and social criteria
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Specifications are subject to change without notice. Epson and Claria are registered trademarks, Epson Exceed Your Vision is a registered logomark, and Better Products for a Better Future is a trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation. Artisan is a registered trademark of Epson America, Inc. All other product and brand names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Epson disclaims any and all rights in these marks.

1 Compared to photo All-In-Ones priced $300 or less as of 11/1/08 in testing by Newman-Stein Inc.

2 User supplied cable required to fully or partially charge USB devices that comply with USB 2.0 standards, rated 500mA or less.

3 Water resistance on Epson Glossy Papers.
 
4 Based on accelerated testing of prints displayed under glass in indoor display or in album conditions. Actual print stability will vary according to media, printed image, display conditions, light intensity, temperature, humidity and atmospheric conditions. Epson does not guarantee the longevity of prints. For maximum print life, display all prints under glass or UV filter or properly store them.