printing
Software
3:45PM Nick Broughall | HP launched an iPhone printing app back in January, and now Canon has decided that it’s a very good idea and are launching their own version for Canon printers. More »
Canon Launching An iPhone Printing App
3:45PM Nick Broughall | HP launched an iPhone printing app back in January, and now Canon has decided that it’s a very good idea and are launching their own version for Canon printers. More » 
Design
3D Printing Now Available In Stainless Steel, Adamantium Next?
11:20AM Rosa Golijan | When Jay Leno replaced car parts, he could only print plastic moulds in 3D. Life’s easier now, because moulds are unnecessary in the creation of custom desk kitsch and car parts as 3D printing got a stainless steel upgrade. More »
Gadgets
MakerBot Cupcake CNC Delivers DIY 3D Printing For Just $US750
11:30AM Matt Buchanan | You know Wired editor Chris Anderson’s pet idea of the moment that “atoms are the new bits”? At just $US750, MakerBot’s CupCake CNC rapid prototyping machine—3D printing with extruded melted ABS plastic—made me think about it. More »
Gadgets
Espresso Book Machine to Print Books on Demand, No Lattes
11:00PM Jesus Diaz | The Espresso Book Machine—which actually is a self-contained 150 pages-per-minute printing and binding machine—can produce a full book in five minutes from a catalog of 400,000 references. It only takes one button. More »
Gadgets
Every Sheet of Paper Has a Unique ‘Fingerprint’
1:40AM Mark Wilson | What you see here is an 8.5×11 piece of paper scanned by an ordinary scanner (with the contrast bumped up). From shots like this one, researchers claim they can “fingerprint” any piece of paper. More »
Software
10:04AM Nick Broughall | It’s a testament to the success of the iPhone that even Apple competitors are making apps for the App store. The latest is company to do so is HP, who today released the iPrint Photo app – a program that lets you print 4 x 6 inch photos stored on your iPhone wirelessly through any Wi-Fi enabled HP printer. More »
Free HP iPhone App Lets You Print Wirelessly
10:04AM Nick Broughall | It’s a testament to the success of the iPhone that even Apple competitors are making apps for the App store. The latest is company to do so is HP, who today released the iPrint Photo app – a program that lets you print 4 x 6 inch photos stored on your iPhone wirelessly through any Wi-Fi enabled HP printer. More »
Gadgets
Objet Alaris30 3D Printer Puts a Star Trek Replicator On Your Desk
6:45PM John Herrman | 3D printers are a boon to industrial designers, many of whom have been happily using ultra-expensive real-life Star Trek replicators for years now. Yeah, cool, good for them, but when the hell will I be able to print my own Army Men? Considering the recent announcement of Objet’s Alaris30 3D desktop printer, my miniature plastic battle royale may not be as far off as I thought. The printer is no bigger than a regular printer/scanner combo, plugs into a regular power source, connects to any office network and ships with simple drivers and software that let your send CAD files to be produced from modelling plastic in dimensions up to 29 x 20 x 15 cm. More »
Peripherals
Canon Brings Bucket-Shaped Selphy CP770 to US
11:04PM Wilson Rothman | It was one of those wacky things we thought might not make it to the US but sure enough it has: Canon’s CP770 Selphy printer lives, hermit-crab like, inside a bucket. Details of the thing are after the jump, but the US price is US$150. Canon also announced the CP760, which as you can see in the gallery is not as cute, but is “compact” and costs just US$100. Both printers use dye-sub layered printing, now with an “overcoat” technology to help cut back on blurring. More »
Peripherals
Inkjet Ink Test: Manufacturer Brand vs. Cheapo Store Ink
8:20AM Jason Chen | Trusted Reviews has a big investigation on inkjet printers and inkjet ink, and their year-long study comparing fading between more expensive manufacturer brand vs. the cheaper crappy brand shows that you get what you pay for. Over three months, the differences between the two were negligible, with pages only fading slightly (but noticeably) in quality. More »
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