A Great Gift for a Grandma, or Anyone Else Who Loves to Take Pictures

By Madelyn Miller, the TravelLady

If someone had asked me to name the great inventions that changed my life, I would probably have said the microwave oven, the computer, disposable diapers, and digital camera.

But my most favorite new thing is an Epson Ultra Hi-Definition Printer. Talk about instant gratification. I can take a picture of the adorable Hudson Rex Miller and have a picture in moments. And I can even blow it up bigger than he is. (and his grandmother's eyesight is not as good as it once was)

Imagine going to visit someone, taking pictures and then being able to give them prints almost immediately. With a baby, things change so fast, that if you waited for developing and printing the old-fashioned way, you'd be way behind.

Or at a party or family gathering, you can snap pictures and then give people prints to take home.

And frugal grandmother that I am, I love how cost effective it is. And easy, thank goodness. Because I could not wait to get pictures of my grandson.

The printer I’m talking about is the Epson Stylus Photo RX580 an all-in-one photo printer, scanner and copier.  The Epson RX580 offers a variety of convenient and user-friendly features, such as automatic photo correction, which automatically adjusts improperly lit photos and corrects skin tones for better-looking prints (not that my perfect grandchild needs any correction, but perhaps his grandmother could use a little retouching).   It's like having a trained photo lab technician inside the printer. (sort of like my own personal 24 hour developer) It even prints directly on ink jet printable CDs and DVDs, which means no messy labels.

A key component of the new product line is Claria ™ ink, (sounds like a good name for a granddaughter, just hinting).  Claria inks provide the ultimate combination of photo quality and longevity for smudge, scratch, water, and fade resistant prints that will last even longer than lab photos.  And I don't have to rush to the drugstore in the middle of the night to get one-hour prints.

Whether you’re printing photos of your grandson (my favorite!), making an album or scrapbook of a recent trip or making this year’s holiday photo greeting, the Epson RX580 helps you scan, copy and print beautiful photos and projects at home.  It has so many great features, including the following things I haven’t even mentioned yet:

• Photo Quality Scanning: Scans everyday documents, receipts, photos, and more with 48-bit, 1200 x 2400 dpi resolution; also scans directly to PDF, a memory card or Flash drive