We recently took a call from one of our manufacturers regarding printers and toners coming into stock from a new printer manufacturer named Pantum. I must admit that at first I was hesitant and far too many memories of hunting down incredibly rare Tally Genicon cartridges for customers came flooding back. However the more I …
Category Archive: Printing News
News relating to the printer industry and detailing recent advances in technology.
Little Printer
Late yesterday I noticed an incredible influx of people on Twitter and Tumblr getting excited about a product called “Little Printer”. Being the curious, printer loving guy that I am checked it out expecting it to be another nasty travel printer that would be stupidly expensive to run and near impossible to get cartridges for. …
Lexmark Firmware Warning (Updated)
In recent months there have been a series of Lexmark firmware updates for a variety of printers that take the 100 and 100XL cartridges. Once these firmware updates have been applied many users have found they get a message stating “Cartridge not Authenticated”when using the printer with compatible cartridges that had previously been recognised. Despite …
Sustainable Printing with ‘Print A Forest’
As time goes on I am becoming more environmentally conscious and have taken steps to make my lifestyle greener. I now walk to work, check every piece of packaging to see what bits can be recycled and shower only when the neighbours start to complain of the smell. One thing that I am very conscious …
Paper Craft
Now the summer holidays are upon us I know there are many parents out there desperate to keep their little ones entertained and out of trouble. I also know how many customers we have that are young at heart and would appreciate a little article on the fine art of paper craft. Making models from …
Recycle with Refresh
Refresh Cartridges are offering schools up and down the country the option to earn extra money by showing how much they care for the environment. ‘Recycle with Refresh’ is the new, free cartridge recycling service which encourages schools and their attendees to stop throwing the plastic cartridges in the bin thus avoiding the waste ending …
3D Chocolate Printer
A common topic of our blog posts is advances in 3D printing technology as we are very excited about being involved with in the future. As such I am very excited to inform you that owning chocolate teapot may soon be a possibility, as technology has been developed that allows 3D objects to be reproduced …
Fun 3D Printing Developments
Since I last wrote on the subject of 3D printing there have been a few interesting innovations I would like to share with you today. Each one has an accompanying video so you can see exactly what I am talking about in action. Let’s begin with the worlds first functional and affordable item of ready-to-wear …
Receipt Printer Video Game
The most interesting and genuinely entertaining piece of printer related news I have heard in a while is the adaptation of a common receipt printer into and old school style video game. Believe it or not some clever sods have gone and done it to great effect. The result is a game that reminds me …
The Future of 3D Printing
In recent weeks I have become a little obsessed with 3D printer technology and not because I am keen to start selling the cartridges. The whole thing started when I cam across a video showing tiny figurines being made for tourists in the middle of the street using a 3D printer and three hacked Xbox …




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