The DPP-F700 is the latest 2-in-1 gadget from Sony that integrates a digital photo frame and a printer into one package. The frame has a 7-inch 800 x 480 WVGA screen, 21 different templates for displaying the time and date, a 1GB of internal memory, a microSD card slot and a USB interface. Meanwhile, the built-in printer can produce 4 x 6-inch photos with a resolution of 300 x 300 dpi. Not to worry, these printouts are also resistant to fingerprint marks, water as well as discoloration when exposed to light thanks to its TruFast technology. The Sony DPP-F700 will go on sale in mid-November for an estimated price of $290. More
The Epson PX650 is a high definition all-in-one printer specifically designed for digital photography enthusiasts. The printer supports a 2.5-inch LCD screen, PictBridge support, and a memory card slot. It doesn’t even require a PC to operate. The PX650 also allows users to scan, copy and print photos that exceed lab quality. A 1200 dpi photo scanner captures the fine detail of original prints, whilst the Hi-Definition, dye-based Epson Claria Photographic Ink creates high quality glossy photos that lasts for over 200 years. The Epson Stylus Photo PX650 will be available on September 1st, 2009 for about $215 in the UK. Each purchase comes with a pack of photo paper. [SlashGear]
If you want to buy a new compact printer this week, then check out the Canon Selphy CP780. Priced at only $99.95, the Selphy CP780 is a compact photo printer that was specially designed to be portable. Available in silver, blue and pink, the printer features the Portrait Image Optimize function for sharper printouts, while the Face Detection brightness correction and color cast correction ensure photos to be printed in natural and realistic colors. Each 4 inch x 6 inch photo will take approximately 47 seconds to complete. The Canon Selphy CP780 also supports memory card slot that allows you to print without having to connect a camera to it directly. [dcviews]
Here’s another eco-friendly gadget in the form of a printer. Known as the RITI Coffee Printer by Jeon Hwan Ju, this smart device will turn your old coffee grounds into a sustainable source of ink for your printer, meaning it will replace the environmentally un-friendly inkjet cartridges with the dregs from your daily coffee. Pretty innovative! Sadly, it’s just concept at this stage, but hopefully this will come to market sooner rather than later. [Inhabitat]
HP has unveiled the new B8550 photo printer at Photokina 2008. This color printer boasts a five-ink system with an extra large feed tray and printing area as large as 13 inch x 19 inch. Other features include a 2.4 inch LCD display, USB and multi-format memory card reader, 33ppm (black) and 31ppm (color) printing, a maximum print resolution of 1,200 x 1,200 and a 128MB internal memory. The HP B8550 photo printer retails for around $300. [Electronista]
Epson has recently come up with new addition to Workforce lineup, engineered for the small business and home office; Workforce 600, 500, 40, and 30. These all-in-ones produce laser quality output at laser fast speeds. Workforce 600 is capable of printing laser-quality black text at 27 pages per minute. It offers both wired and wireless connectivity. WorkForce 500 on the other hand does not print as fast as its brother, 600. It uses Instant-dry DURABrite® Ultra Ink, that is water resistant and enable prints to have lifespan of over several years. Finally, both 40 and 30 are meant for users who simply need to print black text and light photo printing. Workforce 40 offers wired and wireless connectivity as well as higher capacity ink cartridges. Workforce 30 uses unique dual black ink cartridge system that claim to produce twice as many output. Workforce 600 will be available for $600, while WF 500 and WF 40 both priced at $130 and finally WF 30 will be retailed for $70. All models will gradually hit store late august until september. [Epson]
Canon introduced its latest all-in-one Pixma printers on Monday, August 11, the Pixma MP480 and Pixma MP190. These printers/scanners/copyer include several new features that simplify the printing, scanning, and copying processes. The $70 Pixma MP190 has maximum resolution of 4,800×1,200dpi. It uses two ink four-color cartridges. Another MP190’s unique feature is the Z-Lid that allows you to pull the lid over thick documents. The $100 Pixma MP480 has similar features with better scanning resolution at Optical: 2400 x 4800 dpi which is 4x the MP190 version, it prints slightly faster, and it incorporates a large 1.8-inch TFT color display. Both printers are available for purchase now. [CNET]
The HP OfficeJet H470 provides 50 sheet capacity, up to 330 color pages per cartridge, an integrated memory card reader, built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity. Weighing 4.5lbs, this portable printer is priced at $249.99. [ChipChick]
Epson has introduced a brand new printer on the Stylus series called NX400. It is a 3-in-1 product that can work as a printer, photocopier and scanner. One of the cool features is that you don’t need to use a computer in order to print, because it works with memory cards and a PictBridge port. The print preview can be seen on 2.5-inch LCD screen, and thanks to the photo correction software you can make a few changes before pressing the “Print†button. As for the speed of pages per minute, in black and white it can handle 34 pages. As for colorful photos in a 4×6-inch format, the timing is set to 26 seconds. The device works via USB 2.0 and is compatible with recent Windows/Mac versions. Priced at around £60, the Epson Stylus NX400 is now available online. [GadgetSpy]
Canon has just dropped a new printer called the CP760. This model, unlike previous models is more ideal for home. It features a 2.5″ preview LCD display while outputting 300 DPI images, and an optional bluetooth tuner. You can pick up the CP760 this month for $150. [Electronista]
