Tag archive: paper

Earlier this week, The Boston Globe rolled out a brand new version of its website coded in HTML5 and operating behind a premium paywall. Ideally designed to cut out Apple's 30 percent cut for revenue generated with a Boston Globe app on the iPad, users can simply so to the Web address in Safari and type in login information to access articles on the site. The newspaper also operates a free site for news junkies at Boston.com, but the… Read More

It is, they claim, a “straw man” – a paper intended to provoke debate and comment rather than represent policy. The paper, published yesterday, proproses starting a Digital Rights Agency in Britain, a major step. But Lord Carter, the man behind the Digital Britain report, said that if it was torn apart, then it would mean there was no commonality in the industry, in which case the government would either leave the industry… Read More

With recycling and other green technologies turning into all the rage in the tech world, it’s no surprise that Xerox has found yet another way to cut down on paper use – although this one’s quite a leap. The company announced on Friday that it will use Wired NextFEST as a podium to debut its new erasable paper concept, which makes the “ink” on printed pages disappear in 24 hours so it can be reused. Engineers… Read More

Polaroid may not be making its famous instant-developing snapshot cameras anymore, but that doesn't mean fans of the instant picture will be left high and dry in the digital age. The company's new PoGo portable pocket printer aims to bring the spontaneous excitement of snapshots to the digital generation. The diminutive printer weighs just eight ounces (without paper), runs off a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, and can print… Read More

A few years back I used to regularly survey large companies and ask them how satisfied they were with their key vendors. One of the most interesting companies to survey on was Microsoft which had the widest range of responses of any vendor. While most would group around a number, Microsoft’s responses would polarize at opposite ends of the scale a large number of the customers that hated them and a large number those that loved… Read More

Cell phones may be a no-no on flights once a plane gets into the air, but on the ground, they may soon help save paper and improve security in the process of boarding. According to the Houston Chronicle, Continental Airlines has become the first airline to adopt paperless boarding passes for a trial run at George Bush International Airport in Houston, substituting cell phones for cellulose. The system works using 2D barcodes, the mess of… Read More

It might sound a little like science fiction, but really it’s science fact. Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) have created a batterythat’s 90 percent cellulose; in other words, it’s made of the same plant cells used in nearly every type of paper.   The battery can be twisted, rolled, even folded and cut withoutany loss of efficiency or integrity. The paper batteries can even be stacked, like a ream of… Read More

A new paper from Xerox won’t keep your mailbox from piling up with junk mail, but it may just make the waste generated by those glitzy wads of advertising a little less harmful for the planet. The company’s new High Yield Business Paper uses 90 percent of the fiber from the trees it is made from, versus 45 percent for traditional paper, doubling the paper yield from the same amount of trees. Conventionally, paper is made… Read More

It might seem like fiction, but the fact is stranger: Scientists have made talking paper.   It’s happened at Mid Sweden University,where researchers have created a billboard that speaks when touched. Currently just in prototype, the display uses conductive inks that respond to the pressure of speech, and printed speakers to playa recorded message.   The paper itself is actually digital, with the relays sandwiched between a later… Read More

The most popular digital music player is Apple's iPod. Aside from being a wonderful music player and having lots of great features, the iPod has a whole lineup of accessories ready to be tapped into. With everything from FM tuners to cases, we'll make sure you know what to add on to your iPod for the most enjoyable audio experience ever! Here are the Top 10 most interesting, useful, and creative iPod accessories. iKitty by Speck… Read More

It's long been the stuff of science fiction and technologists' dreams: a display as thin, flexible, and portable as paper but capable of showing any information or data its user might need. E Ink Corporation and LG.Philips LCD may be bringing that dream a little closer to reality: today, the companies jointly announced they have built a 10.1-inch “electronic paper” display, a flexible LCD panel less than 300 microns… Read More

All the more amazing is that 3 of the 4 models include a standard network (Ethernet) interface(2). The new line-up includes two traditional sheet-fed based models: the MFC-3240c and MFC-3340cn, andtwo flatbed models: the MFC-5440cn and MFC-5840cn. All are scheduled to be available in October 2004. “Although the home/consumer market is currently the most explosive area of the color inkjet all-in-one market, the SOHO user continues to be a… Read More

Quote from the review: “The breadbin-shaped PIXMA iP4000 is Canon's latest A4 inkjet printer designed for all-round usage. Besides the attractive grey-and-silver enclosure, the printer uses Canon's ContrastPLUS technology – a five tank ink system that includes an additional dye-based black ink for sharper contrast. It also sports a tiny 2-picolitre ink droplet size, which helps it to output good looking prints on… Read More

From Fujitsu's press release: Fujitsu Components America today released a semi-rugged, mobile thermal printer unit with a Bluetooth interface for handheld, portable and wireless applications. Get Datasheet | Download high-resolution photo In addition to Bluetooth, the new FTP-628WSL110 printer supports both serial and IrDA input. It is powered by either a 3.7VDC lithium ion battery or a 120VAC adapter. With 1.5A power… Read More

From Canon's press release:   Whether announcing a “new arrival” or capturing family fun at a weekend barbecue, Canon's new Compact Photo Printers CP-220 and CP-330 allow consumers to printpictures quickly, easily and directly from a digital camera, virtually anywhere. Canon's small and stylish CP photo printers now print high-quality color prints in three different paper sizes from acomputer via USB or by… Read More