Ink Cartridge Recycling Program

A 2004 Harris Interactive poll found that 55.6 percent of American consumers throw out their empty printer cartridges rather than returning or recycling them so they can be refilled and reused!

Those 270 million cartridges add more than 40 million pounds of unnecessary waste to the trash stream every year. The cartridges take more than 1,000 [...]

Epson Unveils $100 Wireless Multifunction for Home Users

On Wednesday, Epson introduced the latest member of its NX line of multifunction printers, the Stylus NX420. Targeted at home users and students, the new print/scan/copy device costs $100 and features 802.11n WiFi, as well as USB 2.0 connectivity.

The printer uses Epson’s smudge, fade, and water-resistant DuraBrite Ultra pigment inks in four individual cartridges–one each [...]

Rugby League star admits ink scam

Gareth Raynor, a professional Rugby League player, has admitted running a printer ink cartridge scam worth nearly £40,000 from his home.

He pleaded guilty at Hull Crown Court to 14 counts of counterfeiting and one count of fraud and was warned by Judge Roger Thorn QC that he could face jail.

Raynor, a former Great [...]

InkJet Printer precisely paints building facades

A German company has created an inkjet printer which if connected to a computer-enhanced paintball gun can effectively paint images onto building facades with precise aims.

This mode gives a new dimension to the technology for making graffiti. This piece of painting equipment comprises of a pressurized barrel mounted on a two-axis turntable.

It has ability to [...]

Buying a printer: fact vs. fiction

Buying a printer would seem to be straightforward: Decide what you need the printer to do—text? photos? scanning, copying, and maybe faxing?—and you’ll have a good idea of what kind of printer you need.

Unfortunately, connecting those dots isn’t always so easy. That’s because the printer market is rife with conventional wisdom that isn’t always wise [...]