The Epson LabelWorks app-enabled label printer is different than hand-held labelers because it works off of your phone. Using an app from Android or Apple, you can create all of your labels straight from the Epson app. The LW-600p app-enabled label printer is a sturdy, professional printer that can either sit at your desk, or with batteries, it can be stored anywhere…even a cupboard, without worry of an electrical plug. You can create some pretty innovative labels, including borders around your label, adding fun symbols, and even handwriting your label digitally.
Fun Labels Available
Epson has a number of label tapes available to help you with your projects. You can view all of the label tape types available here.
Different label finishes include:
- Standard
- Clear
- Ribbon
- Iron-on
- Fluorescent
- Metallic
- Pearlized
- Reflective
- Glow in the Dark
With all of these label finish options, there are even more reasons to use a label printer. We have used the Epson LW-600 app-enabled label printer* for the last couple of months and have had fun finding new uses for the various labels available.
My kids loved the customized ribbon and used the ribbon to make a nice ribbon on their Hershey bar treats for their kids for Halloween.
I used the iron-on labels to iron on our name on my son’s Cadet’s uniform shirt. Wow, I love this, it’s so easy!
The glow-in-dark label helps to find the main light switch in our family room when watching TV and the lights are off.
I coach our school’s Odyssey of the Mind team and my daughter used the Epson app-enabled printer to create fun labels for every child’s folder.
My daughter also used the Epson app-enabled printer to mark her school stuff. She loves using the symbols to make her labels stand out.
The Epson LabelWorks App-Enabled Label Printer
Features
- A “true-view” label preview which uses your phone’s camera to ensure labels perfectly match
- Battery operated printer can go where you need it to go (also has an AC adapter)
- Utilizes your Android or iOS smartphone or tablet via Bluetooth to enter your labels
- Preview labels before printing…on a much bigger screen before wirelessly printing them
- Can print up to one-inch labels
- Give the option to add symbols, graphics…even a hand-written message!
- Prints out labels fast
- You can use voice-recognition on your phone to make labels
- Works with PC and Mac via USB
- Your phone is easier to find than figuring out where you last put your old labeler
- The auto-cut feature does a nice job of knowing where to cut the tape and allows you to print multiple labels in succession
- Changing the tape out is very easy – my kids can even do it
- The window on the side of the printer lets you easily see which label type you are currently using and how much is left
- There are many choices of color and types of labels to choose from
- The Auto-off feature saves your battery power when unconnected from a power source
- You can store label words/phrases in the app for future uses
- You can import photographs, logos, clipart, or custom symbols to display on the label
- Includes more than 100 label design templates and 400 symbols
- You can create borders, pick different fonts, hand write or hand draw images, even print bar-codes or QR codes
- Does not include a rechargeable battery, so you need to use six AA batteries to make it portable
- Labels are a bit pricey
- Cannot connect via Bluetooth to your computer, only your phone or tablet
Label Uses
- Label kids clothes (iron-on labels)
- Label school items – lunch boxes, notebooks, pencil cases, backpacks
- Use for crafting, scrapbooking
- Emergency buttons/light switches (Glow-in-the-dark labels)
- Label dates on food items
- Know which chargers work for which gadgets
- Create custom ribbons for cards/presents
- Print names for name tags or kids’ identification badges for events
- Print QR codes to put on moving boxes, which correlate to a picture of what’s in the box on an online picture service, like Flickr
The Epson LW-600p app-enabled label printer is available for $123.98 at Epson, including free shipping. Label tapes vary in price from $15.99 to $32.99.
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