Shortly after announcing the AYA Neo Next handheld gaming PC that would be powered by Ryzen 5000U series processors, the folks at AYA clarified that most models would ship with AMD’s recently introduced Ryzen 7 5825U chips rather than the older Ryzen 7 5800U… even though review units that have already been sent out have […]
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Google Cloud Print set to drift away by the end of 2020
Google Cloud Print is a service that lets you connect an internet-enabled printer to your Google account and then send print jobs to it from a phone, Chromebook, or just about anything else with web access. First introduced a decade ago as a solution for sending print jobs from Chromebooks to a printer, Google Cloud […]
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Comprinter is a DIY laptop crammed inside a printer for no good reason
Have you ever looked at your laptop… then at your all-in-one printer/scanner/copier and thought they’d look better if they were smashed together to make a single device? Probably not. But there’s still something oddly compelling about seeing it happen. Mason Stooksbury took apart an old Dell laptop and an old Kodak printer and put them […]
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Upcoming Moto Z accessories include Alexa speaker, Polaroid printer
Motorola’s Moto Z line of phones tend to have decent specs on their own… but what really makes them stand apart from other phones is their support for modular add-ons called Moto Mods. Right now you can buy a speaker that snaps onto the back of the phone, a 360 degree camera, a gamepad with […]
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After HP blocks third-party ink from working with printers, company promises optional update to remove the ban
10 Comments on After HP blocks third-party ink from working with printers, company promises optional update to remove the banA few weeks ago HP activated a firmware update for many of its recent printers. The company said the update was meant to “ensure the best consumer experience,” but what the update did was stop HP’s printers from working with third-party ink cartridges. Even customers who had already purchased those cartridges, put them in their printers, […]
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HP to acquire Samsung’s printer business for $1 billion
Did you know Samsung makes printers? Well, not for long… because HP has just announced it’s acquiring Samsung’s printer business for a little over $1 billion. HP says its plan is to “disrupt and reinvent the $55 billion copier industry,” which the company says “are outdated, complicated machines,” while also strengthening HP’s consumer printer business. […]
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Turning a classic typewriter into a printer
Printers are pretty cheap these days (it’s the ink that’s expensive). But what if you want to print your documents in way that’s a bit more… Rube Goldberg-esque? Chris Gregg (with a little help from his friends) has figured out how to turn a Smith Corona typewriter from the 1960s into a printer that works with […]
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EnerGenie ePP2 is a 9.7 inch eReader that’s positioned as an ePaper printer
Tired of wasting paper every time you print a set of directions, a news article, or a presentation you’re only going to use once? A German company has a greener solution: An eReader which is being market as an ePaper printer. Here’s the idea, plug the EnerGenie ePP2 into your PC and it will register […]
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HP Photosmart eStation C510 $400 printer with Android tablet now available
It looks like you may be able to pick up a Samsung Galaxy Tab running Google Android soon for about $399 when you sign up for a 2 year service contract. But if you’re content with a significantly less powerful tablet which also happens to be bundled with an internet-connected printer, you can grab the […]
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HP launches Photosmart eStation $399 printer with removable Android tablet
Think the $499 that Apple charges for its WiFi-only iPad is a bit too much to pay for a tablet computer? No problem. HP has just introduced a $399 Android tablet… oh yeah, and it comes with a free internet-connected printer. Actually, the Photosmart eStation (or the device formerly known as the HP Zeen) is […]
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Google Cloud Print integration finds it way into Chrome OS
Google Cloud Print is a service that will eventually let you send print jobs from Google Chrome OS to any supported, web-connected printer. The idea is that you won’t need to connect any cables or install any drivers. You’ll just be able to hit the print button and print a web page, document, or picture […]
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HP D110a ePrinter: No PC required
Pogoplug and Google aren’t the only companies with visions of printers that work without a cord running to a PC. HP has just launched its first all-in-one printer with support for wireless printing. The printer is WiFi capable, and has an email address. What this means is you can hook the printer up to your […]