Archive for December, 2011

We’ve reported before on all kinds of uses being found for 3D printers, today I’ve collected some projects that show 5 surprising areas where 3D printing is making headway. Animation - Robotics - Fashion & Art - Novelty Items - Printing Read on below to see some of the fantastic projects that are being enhanced by the emergence of 3D printing. Animation One of the most surprising...

Engineers at Sony have been working on some new technology aimed at not only finding a use for waste paper from your old print outs but actually using it to power electronic devices! As with some of the best innovations the idea is similar to one found in nature. Ants and termites digest wood and other plant matter, converting it into sugars which can then be easily used for energy. In a...

The Saga Continues Back in November we told you about a flaw in some HP laser-jets that may have allowed their security to be compromised, possibly even turning your friendly printer into a fire hazard! At the tail end of last week HP responded to the situation by releasing a patch to remove the vulnerability. While HP maintains that no-one has complained of falling victim to the exploit,...

The paper you put in your printer is crucial for the final output, in fact some people think that the paper you use is as important as the printers ink or toner. Whatever your print job there is an appropriate paper for it. Whether it is high gloss photographic paper or plain old recycled copier paper, optimised for inkjet or laserjet printing, the choices range from cheap old discount paper...

After a torrid year in which some analysts expected Kodak to file for bankruptcy it now seems to be turning a corner.  The company  is now concentrating its efforts on printer sales ahead of a quarter which it expects to be strong.  According to Antonio Perez, CEO of the firm, all four of the company's digital growth businesses are expected to show growth in the fourth quarter.However, none of...

Home and business users could be favouring printer ink and toner cartridges for inkjet printers. Research from the International Data Corporation (IDC) shows a rise in printer shipments in the UK, driven by the number of low-cost inkjet devices. IDC's Western Europe Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker shows the UK remains the second-largest hardcopy market in the region. Inkjet shipments -...

Konica Minolta has won a prestigious environmental award for its OPS Green Audit Process. The printer ink and toner cartridges maker won the Green Apple Award for the programme, which reduces customer print fleets and volumes by installing improved efficiency devices. Business can use the Green Audit Process to calculate the amount of energy, paper and toner cartridges used by their devices,...

Toner cartridges that feature a "revolutionary dry ink" have been developed by scientists at Xerox. They say the "super toner" delivers higher-quality, sharper colour images more economically, cutting electricity use by up to 30 per cent. In addition, it reduces emissions of carbon dioxide in the production of tens of thousands of tonnes of toner produced each year. The new toner is called...

Five leading printer ink brands have linked up to deliver a cartridge recycling scheme in Singapore designed to make it easier for consumers to be green. Brother, Canon, Dell, Epson and Lexmark are taking part in Project Homecoming, the country's first branded printer ink and toner cartridge recycling initiative. Combined with the support of the National Environment Agency (NEA) and National...

Last week I wrote about how researchers at the University of Culombia had found a security flaw in some HP LaserJets that enabled them to completely re-write the operating system for those affected printers. Well since then there’ve been a couple of advancements in the story. Firstly, Professor Salvatore Stolfo has made another statement and gone into more detail about the extent of the...