Xerox launches solid-ink printing in bid to shake up copier/printer market
Xerox is launching a new version of its high-end multifunction copiers that use solid blocks of ink — a cheaper and greener printing solution than ink toner.
The new ColorQube 9200 multifunction copiers are different in that they melt solid blocks of ink that don’t have to be housed in costly and wasteful cartridges. Xerox claims the machines cut printing costs by 62 percent and eliminate 90 percent of the waste of similar copiers.
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Dell uses Zink Imaging to create an ink-free mobile printer
Zink Imaging is steadily expanding its reach for its inkless printing technology as it announces that licensee Dell has released its Dell Wasabi PZ310 Ink-free Mobile printer.
Bedford, Mass-based Zink Imaging figured out how to print without inkjet cartridges by embedding dried ink in paper. It heats the ink in precise locations to form an image. This new technology works especially well in creating mobile printers for devices like iPhones, where a normal printer is just… Continue Reading
Zink and Polaroid’s inkless printers hit stores this Sunday
After years of gestation, Zink Imaging will finally get its ink-free printers into the U.S. market this Sunday with the launch of the Polaroid PoGo in Best Buy stores.
Zink, whose name means “zero ink,” has talked about its innovative technology for some time. It basically embeds chemical dyes inside paper. It passes the paper through a heater, which melts the dyes in the right places to create images on a piece of paper.
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