Whether it’s your health or the printer industry, getting a second opinion is always helpful. We talked about the general drop in printer consumables sales back in January based on an IDC study covering Europe, the Middle East and Africa for the first half [...]

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Apparently the green movement is in full effect in the printer industry, as evidenced by the recent emergence of products like reusable paper, biomass toner, soy-based ink and toner, and a printer that uses coffee grounds as ink. Now you can add one more [...]

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We already know that major printer makers are offering consulting and IT services to go along with their products. But what about major retailers that sell printers made by a wide range of manufacturers? Staples has recently jumped on the printer services bandwagon with [...]

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Not too long ago, we talked about how Xerox was developing erasable printer paper that you can re-use over and over. Since then, Sanwa Newtec has introduced PrePeat, a printer with a thermal head that uses heat to print and erase text and images [...]

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Printers that are capable of making 3D objects have been around for awhile, albeit at prices that your average consumer can’t afford. But apparently HP has seen the future, and now they’ll be the first big-name printer maker to release their own 3D printer [...]

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There’s an interesting article in the LA Times about how consumer advocates and regulators are pushing for stricter reporting of how much ink is in a cartridge. The main issue seems to be that people don’t trust the page yields often reported in place [...]

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Following in the recent footsteps of HP and Gwen Stefani, pop superstar Lady Gaga has signed a multi-year deal to become a “creative director” for a new line of Polaroid imaging products. In the official press release, Gaga says she is “proud to announce [...]

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Hell hath no fury like a customer scorned. Bren Instruments (Bren), a maker of stencil machines and sign & decal printing systems, is learning that lesson the hard way via the court system. Its ongoing legal struggle stems from a 2008 lawsuit brought by [...]

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It’s only natural to think that in a tough economy, people are even more likely to save money and buy compatible or refilled ink and toner cartridges instead of OEM printer cartridges. In fact, we’ve even seen government officials recommending refilled cartridges as a [...]

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Remember how HP and Lexmark recently released competing all-in-one printers with PC-free web connectivity? Just when you thought Epson might have a virtual monopoly on the market for digital photo frame printers with the PictureMate Show, Sony recently announced the upcoming release of the [...]

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