Year: 2007

November 16, 2007 • printing • technology

World’s Widest Printhead

Tonejet, a developer of digital printing process, has announced its revolutionary extra-wide printhead. The 172mm-wide head, claimed to be the world’s widest integral printhead has been developed in cooperation with a number of partners. The system is based on electrostatic drop-on-demand deposition technology that doesn’t have nozzles, but uses a very fine jet of concentrated… Continue reading World’s Widest Printhead

November 15, 2007 • HP • innovation • printing • technology • toner

Printing Industry Overview

HP claimed it’s giving up its camera manufacturing business. Instead the company plans to focus more resources on Print 2.0 – the new web-centered printing concept. However, the company is going to maintain the brand and now is looking for an OEM partner that will design, build and distribute digital cameras under HP label. HP… Continue reading Printing Industry Overview

November 14, 2007 • Epson • inkjet • multifunction • photo • printer

Epson Launches a Pack of Five New Printers

The Epson’s five includes two multifunctions, a compact photo printer, a regular-sized printer and another multifunction with faxing capabilities. Of the first two multifunctions, Stylus Photo RX690 is the new flagship consumer photo MFP that features Epson’s new Realoid printer engine chip. Epson Stylus Photo RX690 prints and copies 40 pages of both black text… Continue reading Epson Launches a Pack of Five New Printers

November 8, 2007 • innovation • printing • research • technology

The Idea of Printed Organs is Coming True

The idea of creating artificial body organs is not new. It has been vastly developed in sci-fi literature, where the very process of creation was surrendered to the imagination of the author. Few people know that scientists have long been into this area and have reached some positive results. Science Daily reports that Gabor Forgacs,… Continue reading The Idea of Printed Organs is Coming True

November 6, 2007 • Epson • inkjet • printer

Epson Expands Inkjet Printer Range

Epson has launched its Stylus C110 single-function printer, an inkjet printer targeted at business users who need high print speed along with crisp quality text typically associated with laser printers. The C110 is housed in an elegant Black and Silver case, and sports print speeds of 25 pages per minute (ppm) for Black and White… Continue reading Epson Expands Inkjet Printer Range

November 1, 2007 • laser • printer • Xerox

New Xerox Phaser 6130

Xerox launched a network color laser printer, Phaser 6130. The device is designed for small businesses that require printing color documents and offers a number of advanced features to make it easier to use. Xerox Phaser 6130 comes with pre-installed toner cartridges, so it’s ready to use right out of the box. It has the… Continue reading New Xerox Phaser 6130

October 30, 2007 • cartridges • Epson • inks

Epson Cuts Ink Cartridges Importers Off The US

In February, 2006, Epson filed a complaint against 24 US, Korean, German, and Chinese companies that were importing and selling ink cartridges violating Epson’s patents. In March, 2007, The U.S. International Trade Commission issued the Initial Determination that found all 11 patents belonging to Seiko Epson Corporation to be valid and all ink cartridges at… Continue reading Epson Cuts Ink Cartridges Importers Off The US

October 29, 2007 • Konica Minolta • multifunction

Konica Minolta Extends Its Range of bizhub Multifunctions

Konica Minolta Business Solutions introduces an addition to its next-generation bizhub range of multifunctional – the bizhub C203, C253 and C353. Konica Minolta bizhub C203, C253 and C353 have network printer, copier and network scanner functionality as standard with a Super G3 fax module option. The only difference between the new models is the speed… Continue reading Konica Minolta Extends Its Range of bizhub Multifunctions

October 29, 2007 • laser • printer • research

Another Study Proves Laser Printers Guilty

Previously, I reported a study by Australian scientists that proved laser printers may be high-volume ultra-fine particles (UFP) emitters, and that these particles may be hazardous to health (heart problems and lung disease.) Canadian Broadcasting Company sponsored its own study on that issue. The research was conducted in three different locations in Winnipeg by placing… Continue reading Another Study Proves Laser Printers Guilty

October 25, 2007 • HP • printing • security • technology

HP Technology Secures Printing

Once upon a time, printers were printing devices no different from a typewriter in terms of security. As years lapsed, time printers have become more sophisticated, network-enabled devices with hard drives and even operating systems. Pretty much like personal computer. And people keep on taking printers for what they actually are – devices that produce… Continue reading HP Technology Secures Printing