Archive for May, 2007

Invisible ink I hear you ask, what is the point of that?. Xerox has developed an invisible ink that fluoresces under ultraviolet light and can be used by most commercial printers. The technique was developed by Reiner Eschbach, a research fellow in the Xerox Innovation Group, and principal colour scientist Raja Bala. A special combination of toners creates the effect by using inks that react...

HP has enhanced its existing Original HP Supplies product portfolio with the launch of three new products at more affordable price points. Customers using HP 15, HP 45 and HP 23 Inkjet print cartridges will now be offered a broader choice and affordable alternative for customers who only require occasional or moderate printing. 1. The new HP 15, HP 45 and HP 23 INkjet Print cartridges...

HP is introducing a new HP Photo Value Pack to help cusomers enjoy the convenience and quality of printing from home. The new HP 351XL Photo Value pack allows customers to create high-quality pictures from as little as under £0.20 per photo, and is compatible with many of the printers launching throughout 2007. The inkjet print cartridge included in the photo pack is identical to the HP351XL...

HP is introducing the new HP 54 Black Inkjet Print Cartridge (CB334AE), designed to work with the new HP Deskjet F4180 All-in-one Printer, Scanner, Copier. This reliable, high-capacit;y Original HP inkjet print cartridge allows customers to print a higher volume of laser-quality black text and crisp, greyscale images, and offers consistent print quality and produces archival-quality documents...

At long last, the eagerly awaited PIXMA Pro 9500 is here. Originally planned for launch in 2006, this A3 printer had had photographers and imaging professionals drooling for almost 12 months!. The PIXMA Pro9500 has been designed from the ground up, using a 10-colour cartridge system featuring new formulation "Lucia" pigment inks. At the professional end of the photographic market, customers...

Our Trip to Wembley Wembley Stadium: the very name sends a tingle down your spine if you are a football fan and when the opportunity arose to visit the new stadium, the boys at stinkyink were ready to go. We have had a very unusual end of season in the Midlands with three of our local teams visiting Wembley in a three week period. First of all, Kidderminster Harriers went in the Conference...

Philips have released two new fax machines to replace the existing magic3 plain paper fax machines which use the PFA331 fax ribbon and also the Faxjet machines. The Magic5 is the latest TTR (Thermal Transfer Ribbon) machine and uses the PFA351 Ribbon. We really like these TTR machines, you know exactly what your cost per page is and also exactly how many pages you are going to get out of the...

Oki Printing Solutions is claiming an early victory over rivals HP and Xerox in A3 colour printer sales. The data from researchers at IDC have not yet been released to the public, however, preliminary figures show that Oki are likely to be in second place, beneath HP but above Xerox. Nevertheless, Oki's PR claims that the vendor has already moved to the top spot in ten countries across the...