Olivetti used to make a complete range of laser printers and was one of the first to release a consumer ink-jet printer back in the early 1980s. It's now reinvented some of its ink-jet machines and one of the most intriguing is the MY_WAY photo printer.

The company can always be relied on for a new take on design and the MY_WAY printer is unlike any other photo printer we've seen. Styled as a black rectangular block, you click down both of the side panels to reveal a slot for the paper cartridge, memory card slots and a PictBridge socket on the left side, while on the right there’s an output slot and access to the print cartridge.

On top is a column of eight buttons and to the left of these there’s a 48mm LCD display, with a four-way selector button below and a blue, strip LED showing Bluetooth connectivity. The back face of the printer, which becomes its top when you pick it up to carry it, provides sockets for a black in-line power supply and a USB 2.0 port, the primary way of connecting the printer. There’s also a rubber carrying handle that pulls up to make it convenient for transport.

The black plastic paper cartridge can take up to 20 sheets of 15 x 10cm photo paper and clips into the left side of the printer.

Printer Type: Compact photo printer - ink-jet - colour
Form Factor: Portable
Width: 16.2 cm
Depth: 22 cm
Height: 9 cm
Ink Palette Supported: 3-ink
Built-in devices: Preview Screen
Preview Screen size: 2.4"
Connectivity Technology: Wireless, wired
Interface: USB, Bluetooth
Max Resolution (Colour): 4800 dpi
Direct Printing Specifications: PictBridge
Printer Features: Borderless printing
Supported Flash Memory Cards: CompactFlash Card type I, CompactFlash Card type II, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, Microdrive, MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card, SmartMedia Card, Memory Stick Duo, xD-Picture Card
Media Type: Plain paper, photo paper, cards
Media Sizes: A6 (105 x 148 mm), 101.6 x 152.4 mm
Connections: 1 x Hi-Speed USB, 1 x direct print port - USB
Included Accessories: Car power adapter
Power Device: Power adapter - external
Battery Type: Nickel Metal Hydride
Software / System Requirements: Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, Microsoft Windows XP, Apple MacOS X 10.2 or later

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You can also print to A4 paper, cut in half lengthwise.

Installation depends on the way you intend to use the printer, but is simply either way.
Run the CD and both driver and application software are installed. There’s a copy of Corel’s Paint Shop Photo Album 5, which is a good photo management application, with some useful automated fixes, such as fill-in flash and red-eye removal.