Canon has introduced two new low cost photo all-in-one printers that they claim offer simpler operation and improved image quality. The $99.99 Pixma MP480 and the $69.99 Pixma MP190 both offer printing and scanning capabilities, while the MP480 supports the new ChromaLife 100+ dye ink, which Canon claims will last up to 300 years when appropriately stored.

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Here’s a fun use for discarded ink cartridges: turn them into the printhead of a new printer.

That’s what Hewlett-Packard has done with its HP Photosmart D5460. The printhead of the new product is made up of 55 percent recycled PET plastic, which is made out of ink cartridges collected as part of the HP Planet Partners program. The D5460 also comes with a pretty cool software feature called Smart Web Printing that lets you adjust pages you’re printing from the Internet so that you can define exactly what you want and don’t want up printing all sorts of extra pages with extraneous content on them (like banner adds and navigation bars that you can’t use on paper anyway).

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Building upon its stellar reputation for technology innovation and quality offerings, Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leading provider of digital imaging technology, has been recognized with eight 2008 "Pick" Awards and an Outstanding Achievement Honor by Buyers Laboratory Inc. (BLI).

Spanning across a number of product lines, including MFPs, large format printers, scanners and software, each award-winning product was recognized as "Outstanding" in its respective product category by BLI. Honors were awarded to the Canon Color imageRUNNER C5185i and monochrome imageRUNNER 5050 MFP devices, the LASER CLASS 830i fax-centric MFP, the large format imagePROGRAF iPF6100 graphic arts printer, the imageFORMULA DR-X10C production scanner, the DR-2510C workgroup scanner, the ScanFront 220P network scanner and the imageCLASS MF4270, while the Canon Workflow Composer integrated software solution for Canon MFPs received an Outstanding Achievement Honor.

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Kyocera Mita is a very focussed company. It doesn’t make inkjet printers and it doesn’t bother itself much about the consumer market. It makes laser devices, pure and simple, from small, one-per-desk devices to huge, floor-standing departmental printers. Much closer to the one-per-desk end of the market is the FS-1300D. This printer is similar to the FS-1100 and would suit a SOHO or small workgroup environment.

Decked out in cream and dark grey, this is a modestly sized machine, a bit deeper than some personal lasers, but low to the desk and still with both a 250-sheet paper tray and a 50-sheet multi-purpose tray, which folds down from the front panel.

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Ricoh India Limited launches the fast and easy-to-use Aficio SP1000SF/SP1000S Multifunctional Product (MFP), ideal for business users. The compact Aficio SP1000 SF/SP1000S combines high-quality black and white printing, copying, faxing and colour scanning in a single, affordable and compact all-in-one device.

The SP1000 SF‘s combined print, copy, fax and colour scan functionality makes it a cost-effective alternative to using multiple devices. Business users can produce high quality, professional-looking documents with true 600dpi resolution, while the compact design enables it to fit into office environments where space is limited.

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PRC Technologies, a division of Print Recovery Concepts Inc., announced today an environmental breakthrough in printing for offices, public schools and colleges. This summer, PRC will offer the first laser printer cartridges using toner powder derived from soybeans. PRC reports they will supply cartridges for the most popular laser printers under the (SEE THIS) brand at prices comparable to brand name versions currently available. Soy ink has been available for some time but this is the first soy toner cartridge for laser printers.

Debe Overhaug, president of Print Recovery Concepts, reports a printer cartridge contains one pound of toner powder and that U.S. businesses, schools, institutions and governments consume over 100 million cartridges per year. "That means the United States consumes as much as 50,000 tons of petroleum-based toner powder each year. Now every office employee can help reduce dependence on oil every time they put a toner cartridge in their printer," Overhaug says.

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Dell today announced three new color laser printer models and enhanced its printer services with a collection of ProSupport, installation, and recycling options. With more and different offerings, Dell plans to address broader audience needs with business-valued feature improvements. Dell anticipates doing the same with its monochrome laser printers later this year.

“We have enjoyed great sales success with Dell 1320c which was launched last year,” said Tim Peters, Vice President and General Manager for Dell Imaging, Displays, Software and Peripherals. “The introduction of new color laser printers and services helps us address the printing needs of more customers who are looking to Dell to deliver competitive printing performance, total cost of printing, value and services.”

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Dell today announced three new color laser printer models and enhanced its printer services with a collection of ProSupport, installation, and recycling options. With more and different offerings, Dell plans to address broader audience needs with business-valued feature improvements. Dell anticipates doing the same with its monochrome laser printers later this year.

"We have enjoyed great sales success with Dell 1320c which was launched last year," said Tim Peters, Vice President and General Manager for Dell Imaging, Displays, Software and Peripherals. "The introduction of new color laser printers and services helps us address the printing needs of more customers who are looking to Dell to deliver competitive printing performance, total cost of printing, value and services."

New Models, More Product Categories

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Before you know it, school will be back in session and the kids will require all sorts of school supplies, from pens and pencils to notebooks to computer, printers and ink cartridges. Cartridge World wants to make it a bit easier for parents to save money by buying recycled printer cartridges. Cartridge World, the world’s fastest growing ink and toner remanufacturer, intends to make it a little easier to stock up. The company is committed to finding environmentally friendly solutions to a student’s needs via recycling processes. In the meantime, kids and parents save money.

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The Northwest could see another round of layoffs in the regional high-tech industry.

The Oregonian newspaper is reporting that as many as 300 Hewlett-Packard workers could soon lose their jobs.

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