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Canon injects image processor into SELPHY printer
Damian Koh | Apr 20, 2007
A printer on steroids, Canon's latest SELPHY ES1 embeds the DIGIC II image processor in its innards--the same one used in the company's digital cameras--and is said to have advanced color reproduction capabilities without being tethered to a PC.
Printing 4R-sized photos took slightly over a minute according to our UK colleagues. The good thing about the ES1 is it bundles both ink and paper into a single cassette. So if you purchase a 50-sheet pack you get the right amount of ink for 50 photos, no more no less. The 25-sheet pack will cost S$13 (US$9.56) (credit card-sized), while the 50-sheet pack will set you back by S$22 (US$16.18) (4R).
If you're in the mood for some portable fun, you'll need the optional battery pack that costs S$129 (US$94.85) and will last for about 70 prints. The SELPHY ES1 is now available in stores at a retail price of S$399. Read our full review to help you decide.
Oce claims world's fastest cutsheet duplex printer
Damian Koh | Jan 18, 2007
Printing 1,000 pages per minute may still be a distant dream, but Oce has a quick fix. Its VarioPrint churns out duplex prints--250 in A4 and 132 in A3 per minute--in double quick time.
While we can't think of any reason a home user would require such high-speed printing unless you're publishing your own book(s), at least you know there's a solution out there. The VarioPrint 6250, targeted at commercial printers, is capable of printing up to 8 million prints per month, with duplex technology that prints on both sides of the page in a single pass and sensors which help position your media. Supported sizes include the usual A4, letter and larger formats like A3 and RA3, loading up to 13,800 sheets at any one time.
You can lay your hands on it for US$250,000 (the basic unit consists of one paper input module with total capacity of 4,600 sheets, printing engine and high-capacity stacker) from the second quarter in Asia, directly from Oce.
1,000ppm: You're kidding me!
Damian Koh | Nov 01, 2006
Well, we're not and neither are the folks from Flamingo Electronics. At Global Entrepolis @ Singapore, the company showed off its second prototype of a new printing technology that could blow away the competition.
Codenamed JeTrix, the new concept purportedly delivers a print speed of 1,000 pages per minute (ppm) compared with current inkjet speeds of approximately 30ppm. No, we didn't make a typo error here. Unlike conventional printheads that have to move back and forth across a page, this new printhead can be enlarged to the size of a sheet of paper, as CNET Asia learned from Moshe Einat, founder of Flamingo Electronics. Think of the printhead as an LCD monitor--instead of emitting pixels of light, the printhead gives out pixels of ink via 56,000 nozzles.
Einat sees many potential applications for this new printing technology but it would be targeted mainly at industries which require high-speed printing. But who's to stop them from dreaming? The animated duo, Einat and Nimrod Rospsha, CEO for Flamingo Electronics, see a day when laptops double as printers so you can print on-the-fly. Camera-phones are not spared, either. Shrink the printhead to the size of your handheld, take a picture, then print it out. Sweet.
It's not a bed of roses. For instance while it's good that the printhead can print so fast, there would be mechanical issues of how to move the media. Unlike offset printing which can output large volumes of a single page, this new technology can print large volumes of different pages, but this would require a new data protocol for sending the sheer amount of data. However, Einat and Rospsha are unfazed since there are current technologies that can address these issues and it is only a matter of integrating them.
The JeTrix project is currently still in the seeding stage, but with additional funding and product engineering, a first commercial printer employing this new printhead could see the light in two years. More information can be found on the company's Web site here.
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HP launches new laser printers
Darius Chang | Oct 18, 2006
At the Indian capital of New Delhi, HP announced its latest range of laser and multifunction All-in-One printers for the Asia market.
At its HP SmartOffice launch, the company is taking care of business by launching two new monochrome laserjets, one color laserjet, one monochrome All-in-One (AIO) and two color multifunction printers (MFP). Based on a universal HP printer driver, which is backward-compatible with HP printers from the past five years, it greatly simplifies installation and management of imaging tools.
The flagship series of MFPs consists of the HP Color LaserJet CM1015 and CM1017, which are, according to the manufacturer, the first of their class to break the US$599 (S$947.11) price barrier. However, functionality is not compromised and it includes perks like a 2.4-inch color LCD display on the CM1017. For businesses on a budget, the HP LaserJet 3050z AIO offers a compact machine for printing, copying, faxing and scanning at an affordable price.
The HP Color LaserJet 2700 series is a good choice for consumers looking to replace their aging monochrome printer, while the HP LaserJet P3005 replaces the older LaserJet 2420/2430 for a speedy 35-page per minute black-and-white networked printing solution. Last, but not least, those with basic printing needs will appreciate the affordability of the monochrome LaserJet P2015.
The Color LaserJet CM1015/CM1017 and LaserJet 3050z will be available from this month at US$599 (S$947.11) and US$319 (S$504.39), respectively. The Color LaserJet 2700, LaserJet P3005 and LaserJet P2015 will cost US$599 (S$947.11), US$649 (S$1,026.17) and US$329 (S$520.20), respectively, and will be in stores from November 2006.
HP's new dye-ink Photosmart
Damian Koh | Sep 27, 2006
We know it's not all about the latest digital cameras showcased at Photokina--printers are part of the equation, too. HP has announced at the biennial tradeshow a new Photosmart inkbox targeted at amateur photographers.
The new Photosmart Pro B8330 (B8350 in North America) uses HP's dye-based Vivera inks, similar to the cartridges on the Photosmart 8450. The Pro B8330 is capable of churning out 30 black printouts per minute, or 20 if you're printing in color. Borderless 4R photos take about 30 seconds each. You can feed the paper from the front, or the rear if you're using thicker media up to 0.3mm.
No word on when it will be available in Asia, though.
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