Paperless Fax Machine from Panasonic
I’m sure that if we took some sort survey about the number of faxes vs. the number of emails last year, the number of faxes would only be a fraction of the number of emails. I’m also certain that the rise of emails in the early to mid-nineties led to a decrease in the amount of faxes.
I suppose it stands to reason that someone would invent a fax machine that works more like email than an actual fax. Panasonic of Japan is the company who is offering these paperless fax machines as part of the KX-PW 608 series.
So how does one fax without fax paper? A built-in keypad allows the user to type out the messages, and he or she also has the option of sending Word documents.
Of course, you have to ask yourself why paperless information can’t be sent with e-mail, especially when a Word document can be sent as an attachment. That way, changes can be made if needed, rather than a one-time only digital copy of something that is about as useful as a text message.
Still, it is a step in the right direction for a technological society that needs to use less paper. Who knows if this paperless fax will catch on, but it is due to be released in Japan on January 23rd.
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internet based fax Says: August 4, 2010 at 6:34 pm
That’s great! I really admire Japan when it comes to creating new machines which are considered as head turner. No doubt if they’ve done it first, is it?
It’s just that I’ve heard about web faxing. They say it allows you to send fax documents very similar when you send emails.
email fax services Says: August 4, 2010 at 8:34 pm
Internet fax is very convenient as you can fax from anywhere – all you need is an internet connection and since you receive faxes directly in your email inbox. There’s no more waiting around at the fax machine for your fax to arrive.
Internet fax saves you time. Unlike a fax machine where you may have to manually retry to send your fax two or three times. Many internet fax services also email you a delivery confirmation when your fax was successfully sent.
internet faxing Says: August 4, 2010 at 11:06 pm
Internet fax services help reduce the amount of paper that’s wasted through traditional faxing. It is created with the intent to pair what industry you belong to with an internet fax provider that will meet your needs.
This isn’t to say that other internet faxing providers won’t meet your needs – it’s just to give you a reference of one that probably will.
turn.self.off Says: January 2, 2009 at 11:52 am
there are offices in this word that still only accept fax, mostly to do with some old rules about paper trails im guessing.