The printer is designed for use with die-cut labels on perforated rolls or fan folds where the labels is physically torn off. The SP410 draws labesl into the printer using a large rubber roller.

By 2013, UPS figures it could cut out $30 million in costs using the handheld to change the printing and tracking process. This video shows the new product in action.

UPS has been testing it out at a ship center in Orlando, where they used it on 40,000 boxes with zero errors. It replaces a whole bunch of larger, less green gear—a giant thermal printer, PC ...