Zink teams up with Pandigital to unveil an array of imaging products leveraging Zink Imaging’s award Zero Ink Printing Technology. This collaboration has resulted into the emergence of their first product that claims to be the world’s first ever Zero Ink 4×6-inch printer.

Zink Technology brings to Pandigital a new technological platform to enable a new generation of devices which are compact in size, easy-to-use, as well as eco-friendly. These products will be powered by patented Zink Paper. The Zink Paper is an advanced composite material integrated with yellow, magenta, and cyan dye crystals. Using heat, Zink devices activate and colorize these crystals, providing an easier printing process.

“We are thrilled to have Pandigital join our partner network,” said Wendy Caswell, President and CEO, Zink Imaging. “Throughout Pandigital’s history, they have driven growth in existing and new product categories by making products easier to enjoy and by leveraging innovative technology and design. Their corporate mission of delivering simple and elegant products to the mass market consumer at a great value is a perfect match for what the ZINK Technology stands for – an unparalleled value proposition, simplicity in printing, and ZINK for everyone.”

The Pandigital Portable Photo Printer negates the requirement of ink cartridges or ribbons and outs borderless full-color 4×6-inch prints. Users can carry it along virtually anywhere as it does not require a PC. The device features a memory card slot, a preview LCD, and an intuitive user interface.

“The fact that today’s busy consumers want to more thoroughly and simply enjoy their digital images is the cornerstone of Pandigital’s success in the digital photo frame industry,” said Dean Finnegan, CEO and founder, Pandigital. “Our new Pandigital Portable Photo Printer is the perfect complement to our award-winning lines of digital photo frames and PhotoLink scanners, as they give consumers an additional way to enjoy their digital images and treasured memories. And Zink is the only technology that allows us to completely eliminate the hassle, cost, mess and waste of ink cartridges while instantly delivering a high-quality beautiful 4×6-inch photo.”

Pandigital being the newest partner of Zink Imaging, it represents the further expansion of Zink business and technology ecosystem.

Hewlett-Packard is going to enter the consumer market of 3D-printers. So far, devices capable of making 3-dimentional objects from plastic and other materials remained the product for better-off developers, designers and architects. HP is aiming for a wider share of professionals. While the HP’s machines are not cheap either – the price tag is around $15,000 – it’s a giant step forward.

According to the technical director of medical 3D-srtuctures, Bespoke Innovations, Scott Summit, 3D-printers are in high demand, however most potential customers consider them a whole another world.

Stratasys, a company majoring in 3D-printer field, is announced as the manufacturer of the devices for HP.

Taking into account the conventional high price of the devices, in recent years many enthusiasts have worked over own versions on affordable 3D-printers. For instance, the Makerbot, launched into market last April, cost merely $750 for the basic set of three engines NEMA 17, self-assembly components, electronic parts and an extruder for objects shaping.

The senior version is a little more expensive – $950. Of course, the HP-Stratasys devices will not be price so low, as they are designed for customers from car and space industries. Companies are not revealing the price range yet, but the mentioned $15,000 is based on the currently selling office printer by Stratasys.

“There are millions of 3D designers using 2D printers who are ready to bring their designs to life in 3D,” Santiago Morera, vice president and general manager of HP’s large format printing group, said in a statement. “Stratasys’ FDM technology is the ideal platform for HP to enter the 3D MCAD printing market and begin to grab this untapped opportunity.”

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PrePeat is a rewritable printer that requires neither ink, nor toner to print. This device can print and erase images and text using a specific thermal process combines with special plastic paper. So, one sheet of papers can be used several times to print inrofmation on it, just like a rewritable CD or DVD.

However, if you think this printer is perfect, you are wrong. The major drawback is its price tag — the device costs over $5,000. And the paper is not cheap either — $3,300 per a 1,000-sheet pack. No need to say, this printer will never pay off in home use; small offices, too, are not the target audience. But the technology enthusiasts will defenitely appreciate PrePeat.