The Android 2.2 rollout has finally begun, starting with Google’s flagship phone, the Nexus One.

Android  2.2, codename “FroYo,” was revealed last month at the Google I/O conference in San Francisco. It was a major leap forward for the open-source OS, featuring not only major speed upgrades, but Wi-Fi hotspot and tethering functionality, cloud-to-device integrations and Adobe Flash 10.1.

While the newest version of the Google-build OS has been available for a short while now, today marks the official rollout of Android 2.2 to the masses. Most Nexus One owners can expect an over-the-air update sometime later today.

Owners of other Android phones such as the HTC Evo or the Droid Incredible will have to wait a little while longer, however. Most Android phones run a customized version of the OS — HTC has the Sense UI, for example. It’s up to the phone manufacturers to implement rollouts of new OS updates, and most won’t be ready until August.

HP has introduced the latest and greatest home printer to its lineup, the HP Photosmart Premium with TouchSmart Web.  Not only can you print photos and documents, scan images, make copies and send faxes — HP says this is the world’s first web-connected home printer. It also has a touch screen.

Web connected? Well in addition to being able to connect to your computer or mobile device for wireless printing, the printer also slew of built-in printer apps that are part of the new HP app studio. That means you can print Google Maps, movie tickets, and other web content straight from the printer, without having to interact with your computer at all.

HP has partnered with companies like Disney, USA Today, Google and Fandango to make accessing content and printing it instantly seamless.

A Few Examples

You can enter in your address information into the Google Maps app and get print-outs of your directions and the area map. I know that one of the only reasons I even use my printer is to print directions. I tend to wait until the last minute to do this, which makes the whole “pull up directions, connect laptop to printer, print directions, make sure formatting is correct” process that much more aggravating. If I could just print the directions from the printer, I know that would make my life easier.

You can also movie tickets from Fandango and print them all at the same time. USA Today will let you print out your favorite sections and Coupons.com lets you select your coupons and print right from the device. HP’s own photo service, Snapfish, is also supported — so you can print your Snapfish galleries and photos and print them on photo paper.

Pricing

The printer is available today at a number of different outlets for $399.99 US. That’s not cheap, but for a four-in-one photo printer, with wireless support AND web-connectivity, it doesn’t seem totally unreasonable either.

We don’t sell printers at Abacus24-7.com but we do sell printer ink and toner. We can supply you with all the accessories to make this the best printing experience you will ever have.