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It’s always a sad day when news come in of hard-working folks losing their cherished jobs — and, unfortunately, today’s one of those dismal days. In a detailed press release, Lexmark’s let it be known it’ll be be undergoing a company-wide restructure, but with the main focus being the exiting of the outfit’s inkjet hardware development and manufacturing — which, in the end, should save the printer maker about $95 million per year once the plan has taken place. Naturally, this doesn’t come without any repercussions, as Lexmark’s announced these restructuring actions will see around 1,700 worldwide jobs be lost; 1,100 of which are manufacturing positions, and also include the closing of an inkjet supplies manufacturing plant in the Philippines. Needless to say, we can only hope Lexmark sees better days. For now, however, you can peruse over the company’s official word in the presser located right past the break.

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This week the folks at Brother have revealed the Business Smart Series color inkjet all-in-one printer series with Landscape Printing Technology to change the way all-in-one printing is done. This printer lineup is made to take what it is to be an all-in-one unit and makes it a powerhouse with a much smaller footprint than ever before. This collection of all-in-one printers also includes a new engine and a larger print head to increase the speed at which prints are made.

The innovations continue with a smaller set of ink cartridges that are able to handle super high page yields at the same time as taking up less space in the machine than with previous units. This unit totes no less than four of the most fabulous next-generation features Brother has to offer:

• Fastest in class print speeds
• Smallest in class footprint
• Low cost printing
• Easy-to-use TouchScreen/TouchPanel display

This line is able to create automatic two-sided (duplex) prints and can print onto 11 x 17-inch paper as well. The Business Smart Series is anchored by the flagship model MFC-J4510DW, which comes in at an estimated street price of $199. This unit specifically will be popping up in office superstores and Best Buy stores across the USA in October of this year.

The MFC-J4510DW Brother Business Smart Series color inkjet all-in-one printer will come with a 3.7-inch Swipe TouchScreen Display plus TouchPanel. It’s also able to connect to the web and print via Google Cloud Print, Brother iPrint&Scan, Wi-Fi Direct, and Cortado Workplace. You’ll be able to hold up to 150 sheets of paper in this device’s paper tray and you’ll have up to 20-page automatic document feeding as well for faxing, copying, or scanning.

BONUS: Brother is the same company that works with Project Runway, the fashion-forward TV series whose recent season winner Anya Ayoung Chee we got the opportunity to speak with this year at CES 2012. Have a peek!

Brother Business Smart Series color inkjet all-in-one printer series revealed is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Most people are already going the paperless route. It began with more personal stuff, like sending notes and messages digitally instead of through paper. It eventually expanded to the corporate world, where communications and memos are sent via email instead of through actual paper memos.

But bringing that printing mentality back to life, albeit in a small way, is the mPrinter. It’s a project by Andy Muldowney that’s currently up for funding on Kickstarter.

Similar to the (much more expensive) Berg Little Printer, It’s basically a small analog printer that’ll print anything you command it to, from text and doodles to Sudoku grids and weather reports. USB-only mPrinters hook up to your computer via USB cable, while Wi-Fi-capable mPrinters contain built-in web servers that can connect to your network.

The mPrinter will also come with an iOS and Android app that will let you use the quick print option, manage your mPrints, and take advantage of the fun ‘doodle’ feature.

A minimum pledge of $80 will get you one USB-only mPrinter, while the Wi-Fi one requires a minimum pledge of $125. Back the project and find out more about it on the mPrinter Kickstarter page.

Last November I talked a bit about an odd little printer called the Little Printer. The idea behind the Little Printer was that you could enter subscriptions for your social networking sites such as Twitter that you enjoy reading in the mornings, and the printer would print them on real paper for you to read. It’s an oddly not green gadget.

At the time, we didn’t know some of the key details on the Little Printer. The launch date was a very vague “2012″ and pricing wasn’t mentioned. If you found yourself intrigued by the Little Printer, new details are now available. The device is up for preorder right now and will be available in about 60 days.

The retail price is pegged at $259 plus shipping. Since we initially heard about the printer, the BergCloud software that runs the device has been updated to allow you to pull updates to print from additional places. It now supports sites such as foursquare and Google. That means you can print out task lists, location updates, and other messages from friends.

I still think this is a very strange little device. I wonder if it uses standard thermal paper that you can purchase office stores, or if you have to order special paper. If you don’t remember this device from last year, check out the video for a few more details.

[via Engadget]

Berg’s odd Little Printer hits preorder is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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What you see above is the first in a series of full color images in 100,000 dpi glory, and just before you scratch your head wondering where can you purchase a printer that is capable of doing so, you ought to know that this is made possible only with the help of nanotechnology. The 100,000 dpi full color images was made possible thanks to researchers over at A*STAR’s Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) which is located in the tiny red dot known as Singapore. The presence of nanotechnology has resulted in such high-resolution color images which are several times sharper compared to typical methods which rely on a metal-laced nanometer framework. (more…)

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