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Hewlett-Packard is boosting its effort to effectively recycle used inkjet printer cartridges, Wednesday introducing a new process that manufactures new cartridges from recycled cartridges that are separated and rebuilt from scratch. The “closed loop” process gives used HP inkjet cartridges a sustainable end-of-life value and puts the material back to good use while being environmentally… Continue reading HP Finds Another Way to Recycle Old Printer Cartridges
The grim economic picture darkened further today with news that the price of ink for printer cartridges has reached an all time high of $1000 a barrel on the New York futures exchange. The world’s most traded commodity has seen a steady rise in price over recent months due to supply problems, increased demand from… Continue reading Printer Ink Tops $1000 A Barrel
Recently, we told you that Polaroid launched a new color mobile printer that uses no ink. Yes, there is a way to print images without a single drop of ink. The trick is in a special type of paper developend by Zink Imaging (“Zink” also stands for “zero ink”). The paper incorporates color crystals that… Continue reading Zink Inkless Paper
OKI Data Americas, which markets its products under the OKI® Printing Solutions brand, today announced that the C5550n MFP won the highly-regarded Government Computer News (GCN) “Reviewers Choice” designation in the magazine’s January 7 color MFP roundup. Receiving an overall “A-“, GCN editors praised the color MFP for its ”no notable flaws and superior performance”… Continue reading Government Computer News Praises the C5550n A4 Color MFP from OKI
Couple of days ago, Canon U.S.A. Inc. announced the new PIXMA iP2600 Photo Printer featuring photo-lab-quality printing, fast output speeds and a stylish design to capture the attention and satisfy the needs of consumers. Continuing to build on its single function printer line, Canon delivers increased printing speeds, adds Auto Image Fix technology and a… Continue reading Canon Pixma iP2600 Inkjet Photo Printer
The Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (KTL) said in a statement Thursday that its study had concluded that laser printers emitted ultrafine particles during use. It seems the particle emission results from toner processing during printing. KTL added that while the health impact of the printer emission had yet to be established, it was advisable… Continue reading Laser Printers Are Hazardous in Europe Too
HP has introduced the Photosmart B8550 Photo Printer. The new printer s a complete home printing solution that is perfect for producing large-format prints while still maintaining the versatility of an everyday home printer. Actually, users can print anything from 4 x 6-inches to 13 x 19-inches directly from digital cameras, memory cards and a… Continue reading HP Launches Photosmart B8550 Photo Printer
The other day, Xerox Corporation announced the development of “non-contact flash fusing” – a major technology breakthrough in high-speed color printing. The innovation enables color xerographic continuous feed printers to achieve speeds of nearly 500 color pages per minute. By flashing a high-intensity Xenon light more than 2,000 times per second, Xerox printers fuse the… Continue reading Xerox Flash-fusing Technology Quintuples Printing Speeds