Samsung Electronics announced of new color (Samsung MultiXpress CLX-9350ND/9250ND) and monochrome (Samsung MultiXpress SCX-8040ND/8030ND) multifunction devices that are designed to work in medium to large workgroups.

New items are equipped with 8.9-inch LCD touch control panel with large buttons and the ability to adjust the position. An intuitive user interface with large icons allows you to monitor the state of MFP, to navigate through menus and control operations. On the bright screen, you can view the first page of the scanned document and cancel the transaction if an error occurs, and bright LED indicators show the current status of the device. Among the standard features, there is a function print / scan to USB-drive, a network folder and email.

Each of the models is ready to work with paper of different sizes (up to size SRA3) and has a proprietary Samsung Scan Technology. Among other things, the devices can print images with a selected color or without a certain color, which will be replaced with white (that can save toner when printing images with a dark background).

Pressing the button starts saving Eco print mode that reduces toner consumption.

Advanced security features include password authentication, data encryption and protection from penetration into the office network.

All MFPs come with pre-installed special software, which consists of SmarThru Workflow applications (helps with documents work), SyncThru (allows you to monitor and diagnose the condition of the device, as well as manage its operation in a remote location), SecuThru (ensures secure transmission and printing of confidential information) and CounThru (provide information on the amount of press and money spent).

There are two kinds of toner cartridges designed to work with this printer: standard yield and high yield cartridges. The former can produce and to 15,000 pages and latter carry toner enough for 20,000 pages.

Some specs:

Modern designers often work with three-dimensional shapes, but all these forms remain on that side of the screen. The Japanese company Roland DG released a relatively affordable «3D-printer. However, in contrast to the modern systems it does not make object out of liquid plastic, but rather grind it out from a solid bar of plastic or wood.

The machine is connected to a PC via a USB port and displays the “Print” complex models from CAD-files, the device is packaged with programs designed to create and output three-dimensional models. To get the mock-up, the user puts a bar on a special platform, the printer gets calibrated and starts the job. The printing process is time consuming. The model is created on one side only — only half of the figure. To obtain a full three-dimensional object you need to print the two halves and glue them together. Afterwards, you’d most probably need to paint it to your liking. Yes, lots of efforts, but the cost of the printer is only about a thousand dollars.

The video below gives you an idea how all this looks like:

You are probably familiar with the WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) acronym, which stands for a property of programs to display an image that is close to the final result, whether it’s printed text or Web page. It seems like now  the term can apply to printers as design studio Artefact introduced the concept of printer See What You Print or SWYP.

Unlike most modern printers, this model is a fully autonomous device with a large touch screen and computer platform. User prints out any material, the source of which can be a full-pledged personal computer, laptop or desktop, mobile device, smartphone or tablet. However, before actual printing user can edit the image with the simple image editor.

Since the display size of the printer corresponds to A4 paper size, the user sees the actual image that will be printed out. To start printing you only need to touch and slide down with your finger on the screen. Worth mentioning is the ink level indicator: when cartridges run low on ink, the image on the screen fades unevenly, once again confirming the main idea of  the concept — “You see what you print.”