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National Semiconductor has announced new Bluetooth wireless technology to enable users to print images wirelessly from Bluetooth-enabled mobile devices such as notebook computers, PDAs, digital cameras and mobile phones, to Hewlett-Packard's new Deskjet 450 mobile printer. The Compact Flash card, the Anycom Bluetooth CF-2001 Printer Card, is available through Anycom, a distrutor of Bluetooth products.

"Mobile professionals need to access and print data from their notebooks, PDAs and mobile phones while they are on the road. With HP's portable, reliable Deskjet 450 printer, users can print documents and high-resolution photos while they are traveling or away from a physical office," said Rich Phelan, worldwide marketing manager, HP Imaging and Printing Group. "National Semiconductor's Bluetooth technology allows users to transmit fast, secure signals from mobile devices to the HP Deskjet 450 printer for wireless, hassle-free printing."

National Semiconductor said the Bluetooth CF-2001 Printer Card is available from Anycom as an accessory for the Deskjet 450 Mobile Printer and is the Bluetooth adapter recommended by HP for use with the printer. The company said the card, which plugs into the printer's Compact Flash slot and is available starting at $99, features an LED that blinks when the printer has established a connection with another Bluetooth-enabled device. With the Compact Flash card, users can print documents from a compatible personal digital assistant, print information downloaded from the Internet from select Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones, or print from a Bluetooth-enabled notebook or desktop computer.