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HP Intros Neverstop Laser Printers

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HP Intros Neverstop Laser Printers

HP announces a means for SMBs to stay productive even while working from home with the Neverstop Laser, a line of monochrome laser printers promising toner capacity comparable to that of tank-based inkjet printers.

According to the company, the first three Neverstop models ship with enough toner for 5000 pages, x7 more than comparable products from rival vendors. Once toner is required, customers can order lower-cost refill kits with 2500-page capacity. HP says the the refill kit are unlike traditional laser printer replacement cartridges. Whereas traditional cartridges contain both a print drum and toner, Neverstop refill kit only contain toner. Installation is also simpler, since users simply need to snap the device in the receptacle and lower a plunger to transfer toner from the kit to the printer.

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A Polaroid Lab for Instant Mobile Prints

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A Polaroid Lab for Instant Mobile Prints

Customers appear to still have a want for physical photos, bringing about the Polaroid Lab from Polaroid Origins-- "an instant formula for timeless images"... or just a portable means to print photos taken on a smartphone.

Technically an update of the Instant Lab, a crowdfunded project from 2012, the Polaroid Lab does not actually connect with smartphones. Instead, it uses a 3-lens camera to essentially take a photo of the photo on the smartphone display, before optimising it and printing it out. Polaroid Labs describes the process as a "miniature tabletop darkroom," since printing involves the same chemistry as traditional Polaroid snaps.

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Faster 3D Printing Through Light

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Faster 3D Printing Through Light

Researchers at the University of Michigan have come up with a novel approach for 3D printing-- solidifying liquid resin using the power of light, in a system claiming to be up to 100 times faster than conventional processes.

The light-based system literally lifts complex objects from a vat of liquid. To do so, the researchers use two lights to control where the resin hardens and where it remains fluid, allowing them to solidify the resin into more sophisticated patterns. The creation of a regions with no solidification allows the use of thicker resins (potentially with strengthening powder additives) for the production of more durable objects.

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A KiiPix Instant Printer for Smartphones

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A KiiPix Instant Printer for Smartphones

Toy maker Tomy takes on smartphone printers with the KiiPix-- a battery-free printer able to produce an image by simply hand-cranking a dial, customers to easily and (relatively) cheaply print small images.

The KiiPix is rather similar to the Holga Printer, a hand-cranked printer from the venerable camera brand currently going through a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter. Both printers are compact devices based on the same principle, namely copying the smartphone display onto Fujifilm Instax Mini instant film.

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X2 Intros Spartan Compact Gamer PC Chassis

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X2 Intros Spartan Compact Gamer PC Chassis

Customers wanting to build a compact gaming PC get a suitable chassis courtesy of Dutch hardware maker X2-- the Spartan (X2-OR7018G/W-U3) is a portable case made to fit ATX and micro ATX mainboards.

While small, the Spartan fits up to three cooling fans, with space for two 120mm fans in the front and one 80mm fan in the rear. Further aiding cooling is a bottom partition housing the power supply, ensuring better airflow and lower temperatures. For further cooling customers can also add a radiator up to 240mm in size, and the case fits GPUs up to 280mm long and CPU coolers up to 160mm high.

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Brother Aims Printers at Small, Home Offices

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Brother Aims Printers at Small, Home Offices

Brother presents a next generation of digital colour printers, with models ranging from single-function printers to all-in-ones, aimed at home and small office customers-- the MFC-L3710CW, MFC-L3750CDW, MFC-L3770CDW, HL-L3210CW, HL-L3230CDW, HL-L3270CDW and HL-L3290CDW.

The flagship printer in the lineup is the MFC-L3770CDW, a full-function model offering features such as an auto document feeder and multi-purpose tray. A successor to the popular HL-L3170CDW, it promises to be even better through improvements such as laser-quality sharp text and vivid images, as well as faster printing speeds, robust build improvements and "touch to connect" printing via NFC.

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IDC: 2018 3D Printing Spending to Reach $12bn

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IDC: 2018 3D Printing Spending to Reach $12bn

According to IDC global 3D printing spending (including hardware, materials, software and services) will reach $12 billion in 2018-- a 19.9% increase over 2017-- before growing to $20bn in 2020.

Together 3D printers and materials will account for around 66% of global spending throughout the forecast period, reaching $6.9bn and $6.7bn respectively in 2021. Services spending trails slightly behind, reaching $5.5bn in 2021 as led by on-demand parts service and systems integration services. 3DP software purchases show less growth than the overall market, with a 5-year CAGR of 18.6%.

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Apple Sells Lifeprint AR Printer

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Apple Sells Lifeprint AR Printer

Apple Stores start selling the latest instant printer from Lifeprint-- a larger, wifi-connected version capable of printing photos users can augment through a companion iPhone app.

The selling point of Lifeprint devices the ability to print a still from a video or Live Photo, before bringing it to augmented reality life by scanning with the app. As a result, customers can easily print and share Live Photos. The update provides larger 3 x 4.5-inch prints, up from 2 x 3-inch of the previous version.

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Kodak Presents Photo Printer Dock

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Kodak Presents Photo Printer Dock

Kodak announces what it describes as an "easier and more affordable" means to print photographs from smartphones-- the Photo Printer Dock, a device offering one-touch printing from any compatible device.

The Photo Printer Dock is compatible with Android and iOS devices, as well as digital cameras and any other device with USB connection. Printing takes place over either dock or wifi and companion Printer Dock app complete with editing features, filters and stickers.

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