[jbergstroem]

Square or similar should pick this stuff up. The personality the Little Printer exhibited was a refreshing (and for me, important) distinction. Not saying that they should put it out there 1:1, but there's a lot to learn in how this thing was made, branded and communicated.

For me, this wouldn't then just be a receipt printer -- you could just as well have it push the "opposite" direction. It's essentially a straight tunnel to a specific business or person from its maker. "Here's your daily summary", "Sara from London just asked about shipment costs". Push notifications to phones does that too, but sans this - for the lack of a better word - bond. For the right business, it feels like a very interesting point of difference.

[JasonFruit]

Maybe I don't quite get it, but how does "a straight tunnel to a specific business or person" differ from e-mail?

[jacquesm]

There is a good usecase for devices like these: companies that place orders remotely with a large variety of suppliers. For instance, if you have a website where you allow people to order take-out food you could place one of your printers at their premises. No need to rely on their infrastructure at all, especially not if the device has it's own cell modem on board.

[semiel]

I spent a couple months working at a company that had almost that exact business model. We just used normal, cheap, thermal receipt printers attached to a Raspberry Pi.