Little Printer prints out little print jobs

Smiley little chap designed to churn out news, puzzles, social network updates and info from apps.

London-based start-up Berg will begin selling the Little Printer next year, and believes the device could start a revolution in what it calls "incidental media".

The Little Printer comes with an app that can be configured it with subscriptions to different publications, which can be printed out on receipt-sized sheets.

Confirmed partners include Google, The Guardian, Nike, foursquare and Arup.

In a blog post, Matt Webb, CEO at Berg, said: “We love physical stuff. Connecting products to the Web lets them become smarter and friendlier – they can sit on a shelf and do a job well, for the whole family or office – without all the attendant complexities of computers, like updates or having to tell them what to do. Little Printer is more like a family member or a colleague than a tool.”

It's a lovely idea, and a nicely conceived product. Whether it works or not, well who knows?