Archive for August, 2007

Thinking of buying a new inkjet printer? Recently my trusty old Epson R300 started to play up, so I thought it was time for a new printer. Obviously I wanted a printer that did everything that my R300 did as I had got used to its functionality. I looked around and was a little bemused by the choice on offer. However, working in the ink industry I knew to steer clear of certain manufacturers...

Stinkyink recognised by Investors in People. Today 29th of August 2007, Stinkyink.Com was awarded the prestigious Investors in People(IIP) award. A Delighted Managing Director John Sollars said 'Investors in people is a challenge for any small business, it is an acknowledgment that the company and its people are working together to a common goal, and that they both benefit from the measures...

HP Launch Print 2.0   Yesterday HP announced their own Autumn line up of new printer hardware, but also revealed their thoughts on how the future of printing will be evolving. Printing for HP is the foundation of their whole business, and generates over 26% of HP's total quaterly revenues, so what they do now all the others will strive to emulate. However printer demand has been...

Canon release a raft of new products for the Autumn, including: 2 new Photo printers, using Dye Sublimation printing techniques, these printers will render perfect 6x4 prints equivalent in quality to traditional Silver Halide printing. These printers are the Selphy CP750 and CP740 6 new Multi Funciton machines, adding the the very competent Pixma MP range the MP210, MP220, MP600R and MP970...

Lexmark have just launched three more wireless network devices, adding the the products already launched earlier this year they are a clear indication of how Lexmark sees the market going, with Wireless networking taking over from both USB and bluetooth in the course of time. The X6570 uses Lexmarks latest smudge proof ink technology and provides an all in one solution for...

Well, HP have come out with an absolutley sizzling set of results for the second quarter. Following close on the heels of Lexmark, Xerox and Epson all reporting results in line with our summer so far, HP is undoubtedly the star of the show - and we say hurragh to them!. The company's quarter resulted in a 16 per cent year-over-year rise in revenue to $25.4bn. Net income surged as well, rising...

Following on from their disappointing mid quarter results, the Shares in Lexmark inc climbed on the New York Stock exchange yesterday. Shares rose 3.3% on revised analysts forecasts for the full year, but the market remains tough for Lexmark with Epson and HP both releasing new products over the summer and autumn pressurising prices and market share. However sunnier times for Lexmark at the...

In the States, Epson have unveiled the C120 inkjet printer. They quote print speeds of 37 page-per-minute speeds for black, and 20 ppm for color printing in draft mode, but apparently are only comparing this to printers under about £100. The indicative price in the US is $89.99 so should hit the shops here for around Fifty quid I'd guess. The printer uses Epsons individual inkjet cartridges,...

Stinkyink have just taken into stock the Xerox compatible Solid ink sticks for the Xerox 8560 and Xerox 8560MFP. These high quality compatible ink sticks are made by Media Sciences in the United States and are guaranteed to give comparable printer output to the Xerox original ink sticks. Coming in packs of 4, these ink sticks offer even greater savings over the originals. We have a Xerox...