Epson unveiled two new compact photo printers – PictureMate PM260 Dash and the PictureMate PM290 Zoom – targeting the home users who don’t want to go photo store to get professional photo prints. Both devices are selling for $99.99 and $199.99 respectively. The two new PictureMates are capable of printing 4×6-inch borderless pictures as fast… Continue reading Epson Unveils New Compact Printers
Now, let’s get back from the world of innovation technologies to printer maker releases. The Compact HP unveiled a new flagship device to update the Photosmart series of compact printers – Photosmart A826 Home Photo Center. No need to say the new printers are designed to make your home printing experience easy and fun, that’s… Continue reading The Compact, the Stylish And the Sexy
In January, 2007 Zink Imaging announced it was developing a technology that would enable mobile printing with out a drop of ink. The core of the technology was paper with incorporated color crystals that would be activated by heat of printhead. The resulting device should be similar to Polaroid cameras, combining photo camera and printer in… Continue reading Zink Updates Info On Upcoming Products
In one of my previous posts I wrote about the results of a study done by Australian researchers. According to the study, laser printers seem to be emitting into air presumably printer toner particles hazardous to health. And it turned out that majority (12 of 13) of tested printer happened to be made by HP. Soon after the… Continue reading All Quiet In HP Printers
Printer makers just can’t stop pleasing their customers with new releases. Epson USA introduced three new Hi-Definition printers. Epson Stylus Photo R280 is a single-function photo printer capable of printing on wide media (up to 8.5″ x 44″) and CDs and DVDs. It features very fast speed – up to 38 ppm in black and… Continue reading New Printers Annouced. Trios From Epson and Canon.
We are back in town! Two weeks of complete isolation from computer world have left me feeling hungry for news. Let’s see what has been going on in printing industry. Canon announced two new models: imageCLASS MF4270 and PIXMA mini320. Canon imageCLASS MF4270 is a network-ready multifunction laser printer with a built-in duplex unit, designed… Continue reading HP, Epson and Canon Introduce New Printers
We are not afraid of “laser” in laser printers, because it is highly unlikely one would get burnt with it. Yet, laser printer is the device that may be a source of “phantom menace”. A group of Australian scientists revealed that office laser printers could be causing as much danger to the lung as cigarettes… Continue reading Laser Printers Dangerous To Health Like Cigarettes
Printer makers aggressively advertise and market the printing devices they produce. It is a common sight when an inkjet printer sells for pennies, even in the red. Prices for laser printers and copiers are constantly dropping too, making the devices more affordable to increasing number of customers. Obviously, this is supposed to create a favorable… Continue reading Survey Reveals How Often Home Printers Are Used
Have you lived long enoigh to remember how roller printer looked like? Now forget it, because here comes a roller printer you’ve never seen before! Jin Woo Han, a product designer from South Korea, realized his vision of a roller printer. The device is capable of printing on extremely long lengths of paper, so you… Continue reading New Stylish Roller Printer
If you considered yourself a happy owner of a color laser printer, you probably won’t be so happy any longer. In 2005 Electronic Frontier Foundation, an organization supporting customers’ freedoms in the world of electronics, made a discovery that didn’t have much publicity. Every document printed on most color laser printers includes a set of… Continue reading Your Printer Is Spying On You