Thanks to the built-in Wi-Fi module, the MG4120 can scan and copy documents at any point in the house. Canon Easy Photo-Print applications enable wireless printing from mobile devices on iOS or Android platforms fast and easy, without the assistance of a PC. Direct access to cloud applications allows MG4120 owners to print their favorite photos stored in online albums (including Picasa Web Albums), using the Online Album Photo Print by PIXMA Cloud Link. The MG4120 printer also includes a wide selection of templates, such as calendars, envelopes, forms, notes, etc., that are available for print in a single click.

With the new MG4120 printer you can quickly print high quality documents and photos at home: a 4×6-inch borderless photo at default settings is printed in approximately 44 seconds, and the speed of printing according to ISO 9.9 pages per minute in black-and-white and 5.7 pages per minute in color. For those who often use the printer, Canon offers ink cartridges with a larger resource. Compared with standard ink-they provide a cost savings of 50%. The new model is perfect for printing both text documents and photos. The print head powered by FINE Technology with 2 pl ink droplets, combined with the printing resolution of 4800 DPI guarantees stunning photos and clear text. MG4120 has a handy LCD display diagonal of 2.3 inches, and Auto Duplex Print function to automatically print on both sides to save paper.

A bundle of software for scanning and printing photos and documents is included by default. For example, the lovers of photography would use facial recognition and scene analysis provided by Software Auto Photo Fix II technology, which helps eliminate common flaws in images. You can also print pictures from video Full HD, shot by a series of Canon digital SLR or compact camera. Several images can be combined to create a sense of movement on the printed photos – this feature is provide by Merge Frames, and the Layout Print feature allows you to select a short video, create a story out of key frames and print the sequence.

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:

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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:

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.”

Having installed the Epson iPrint, users can perform printing to any Epson printer or multifunction supporting a wireless connection. In addition to regular printing documents and photos from smartphone, the application also allows printing with cloud services such as Box.net, Dropbox and Evernote. Users can also print Web pages and change the print settings from the application.

Advanced settings include the ability to select and enqueue multiple photos at once. Supported is the borderless photo printing from the phone. Users can also select different type of image resolution and optimize printing quality. The application is now available for download in the Android Market.

Apple seems to shares this position completely, as evidenced by a number of registered patents. The first patent describes an extremely simple idea: the printer has a built-in small volume storage that contains all of the drivers. When you connect the printer they automatically downloaded and installed to your computer. The idea of the second patent maybe familiar to Google users, we are talking about cloud print. The computer sends data that you want to print to cloud, the Web server converts them into a format that the printer understands, then the actual document is printed.

The third patent deals with printers, which receive data of strictly defined formats. If the user wishes to print the type of document that a given printer “understands” (e.g., DOC), then installation of the driver is not required. If the user wishes to go beyond this format, installation of a specific software is required. As always in case of patents, no reports of when these technologies will be implemented in commercial products, and whether they will be implemented at all.

The manufacturer says their darling was designed primarily for small and medium-sized businesses. The model is enclosed in a black body with dimensions of 441 x 421 x 338 mm and weighs 16.2 kg. It can print, scan, copy documents and images of different formats. In addition, the device is endowed with USB 2.0 and Fast Ethernet, has a wireless Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n module and supports energy-saving technologies like HP Auto-On/Auto-Off Technology and Instant-on Technology. The multifunction is equipped with the HP ePrint that allows you to print from any location via the Internet (you need to simply send an message to printer e-mail address).

Some specifications:

B/W printing speed: Up to 16 A4 pages / min
Color printing speed: Up to 4 A4 pages / min
First B/W page out time: 15.5 sec
Time to first color page: 27.5 sec
Monthly load: Up to 20,000 A4 pages
Recommended monthly print volume: from 250 to 950 pages

B/W scanning: 14 pages / min

B/W copying speed: Up to 16 copies / min
Color copying speed: Up to 4 copies / min

Display: 2-line (16-character) LCD

Chocolate print

Scientists at the University of Exeter (England) have noticed that chocolate has similar properties. These considerations led them to build a computer-controlled 3D-printer that prints with chocolate. Of course, not everything went smooth, working with chocolate was a bit more complicated. It is not as flexible, so pouring it through a standard feeder was difficult, and maintaining a stable form of the printed prototype was not easy, too. To fix these issues, the authors developed intelligent systems of heating and cooling, rather complicated and expensive to maintain. This makes the idea of 3D-printers chocolate machines going into mass production unrealistic in the nearest future. However, the service of printing chocolate figurines, whether it’s household items or jewelry, might well arise. Girls will definitely appreciate a chocolate necklace for Valentine’s Day!