Since ancient times, we have been using a printer attached to our PC with some troubling drivers to print our documents. In order to share this printer across multiple PCs, each system needs to have a copy of the driver. This whole system does not welcome a new system or device without the copy of the required drivers and software.
Google is working on its cloud printing platform that will make it simple and easy to connect and share printers with multiple devices. What's more is that the new setup will run on any device capable of running a web browser including smartphones and tablets. The driver of the printer installs one-time on this cloud and every new computer or mobile device connected to the cloud can get access to this printer.
Google is working with Industry leaders to establish protocols and software necessary for this integration. Besides built-in support with the new “cloud aware” printers, Google is also trying to bring this innovation to the already existing printers that require a driver to setup by using proxies. A small software client will be installed on the host PC that is directly connected to the cloud service. This software communicates the printing jobs between cloud service and the host computer.
Some other benefits of this setup include high-level security, easy-of-access and printing from highly mobile locations such as printing a photo from a home printer through smartphone over large distances. This will virtually connect every printer with every device across the world. The new system will be transparent from any operating system running on your device resolving any compatibility issue.
However this project is still in development stage and the new system will be part of the upcoming Chromium OS. Google has released the initial code and documentation of the project on Google Code. The setup will require “cloud aware” printers which do not exist today but might become a standard soon.
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