Archive for January, 2008

Canon results down – hit by slowdown of US Economy Japan's Canon Inc blamed a slowing US economy that weighte on camera and office equipment sales for a suprise drop in quarterly operating profit on Wednesday, and warned that earnings this year will miss market expectations.   Rival printer maker Seiko Epson Corp left unchanged its forecast for the year to March despirt strong quarterly...

HP Recycles old ink cartridges: HP (Hewlett-Packard) is boosting its effort to effectively recycle used inkjet printer cartridges. They have now rolled out their 'closed loop' process which has been in development and proving since 2005. The process first breaks down plastic in printer cartridges made of PET (polyethylene terephthalate), after which additives including fibres and resins are...

After a doom laden week leading up to Lexmark International Inc, posting their fourth quarter earnings, they came in above analysts estimates on record sales to business clients and a range of new, more profitable products Lexmark gained 13 percent in early trading after net income increased for the first time in three quarters. Profit came in at more than double the projections, before costs...

New Photo Printer from Epson stretches the limits!   Epson are just in the process of releasing to the world their latest top end Phot Printer. The Epson R1900 is the latest in a long line of professional photo printers that dominate the top end of the market for high quality printing and can deliver photos up to 13 inches wide and 44 inches long on a wide variet of media types including...

Canon has announced a range of new products for 2008, including a new inkjet printer that will cost £35. The company claims the Canon Pixma iP2600 can churn out a 10x15cm photo print in just 55 seconds. The IP 2600 replaces both the Pixma IP1800 and Pixma IP 2500 at the entry-level end of Canon's printer range and offers 4-ink A4 printing at 4800 x 1200 dpi with class-leading 2pl(Picolitre)...

New Laser Printers are the Business! Brother (UK) today announced the release of three new models to complement their existing range of Mono Laser printers. Key Benefits of the new printers are: Increased Print speed – the fastest in its class Straight paper Path – Great for printing indivdual envelopes Self Contained Paper Tray – Compact design offers a space saving footprint ...

Canon Lead the way in Green Initiatives: Canon Inc has announced a range of new green initiatives to enhance their already very high reputation for care for the environment. The new initiatives will be called 'Generation Green' and will be rolled out across the range of printer products including PIXMA Inkjet printers, Canon Selphy Photo Printers and the best selling Canon I-Sensys Laser...

Epson launch their 'Print Academy' Epson have launched a training day for users who want to get the most out of their inkjet printers. Users of Epson Inkjet Printers may get benefit from an in depth look at how to get the most out of their inkjet printers. With the increasing complexity offered by todays printers, most users (including yours truly) merely scratch the surface of what is on...

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