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  Polaroid debuts pocket-size photo printer

  Polaroid has partnered with Zink for wireless, inkless photo printing aimed at tech-savvy teens.

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  Printer's gel-like ink works on everything

  Xerox gave a sneak peek last Thursday at its cured gel ink for digital printers that works on a large variety of materials from foil to super-slick plastic to cardboard.

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  New way to save energy: Disappearing ink

  Xerox has paper you can use again and again, which could cut down on energy and the cost of recycling.

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  Dell announces major retail partnership with Officeworks

  Dell has announced a major retail partnership with Officeworks, to sell 10 PC models across its 104 outlets.

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  Xerox melts ink to stay green

  Will the development of solid ink lead to greener printing solutions? Xerox thinks so.

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  Polaroid Digital Instant Mobile Photo Printer: Ta-dah!

  Polaroid has partnered with Zink to produce the Polaroid Digital Instant Mobile Photo Printer, seen at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

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  Remote printer spam made easy

  Security researcher Aaron Weaver claims visiting a random Web site could send unwanted print requests to your nearest office printer.

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  Rushing to paint printers green

  Printer companies are under attack as more people become concerned about global warming and toxic pollution.

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  Laser printers as dangerous as passive smoking?

  Emissions from office laser printers can be as unhealthy as cigarette smoke, according to an Australian professor who is now calling for regulations to limit printer emissions.

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  Photos: Annoying hardware, a rogues' gallery

  Hardware may be less 'in your face' than software, but it can still ruin your day. We've listed our main bugbears: let us know if you agree.

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  Photo printing resolution explained

  All that talk about megapixels and resolution can be confusing when you want to print a picture. But fret not, let our chart show you how.

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  HP refreshes consumer lineup

  CNET.com.au attended HP's annual consumer launch in Singapore this week. Dubbed "Simply Yours" the event focused on design, innovation and ease of use. Check out our gallery to see the new PCs, laptops, printers and iPaqs that were on display.

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  Fujifilm concept store opens at Harvey Norman

  The first of several to be rolled out nationally, the PhotoCentre features Fujifilm Digital Photo Centre printing kiosks that allow customers to edit their images using a touchscreen interface before printing.

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  Lexmark's new inkjets go wireless

  Lexmark has announced five new inkjet printers, aimed at making wireless printing easy and affordable.

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  What printer does the pro who shot these images use?

  Professional photographer Douglas Kirkland uses the HP Photosmart Pro B9180 printer in his studio. Here is a selection from his vast portfolio of celebrity images.

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  New HP photo printers aim for kiosk-like experience

  A touch screen interface on its Photosmart D7360 flagship model lets you select, rotate, crop, zoom and remove red-eye directly from the display.

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  Photo printing kiosks: Got what you paid for?

  Don't assume paying more for digital prints will get you better prints. David Braue finds some surprising results after road-testing seven Australian digital photo kiosks.

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  Photo printing kiosks: Proof is in the pictures

  Don't assume paying more for digital prints will get you better prints. David Braue finds some surprising results after road-testing seven Australian digital photo kiosks.

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  Oi!: Stocking stuffers from Snapfish

  Adding to its selection of custom-photo tree ornaments, key rings, coasters, mugs and T-shirts, you can now also order fridge magnets and good old fashioned wooden jigsaw puzzles from Snapfish's online printing service.

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  Oi!: Talking about a revolution

  The rent-a-crowd shouting "the price of inks stinks" may have made more noise, but the protesters demanding the freeing of Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi were more worthy of our attention.

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  Oi!: Greener Apple offers free recycling

  Apple has devoted two weekends in July to a green initiative in which any brand of PC, printer or peripheral can be handed over for free recycling.

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  Oi!: Fur or fins: Snapfish expands with Rabbit Photo

  You can now pick up prints ordered online through 70 Rabbit Photo outlets Australia-wide.

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  HP technology aims to capture true 'Shrek' green

  Colour calibration technology that HP developed for DreamWorks to be integrated into digital-imaging software and hardware.

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  Fur or fins: Snapfish expands with Rabbit Photo

  You can now pick up prints ordered online through 70 Rabbit Photo outlets Australia-wide.

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  Stocking stuffers from Snapfish

  Adding to its selection of custom-photo tree ornaments, key rings, coasters, mugs and T-shirts, you can now also order fridge magnets and good old fashioned wooden jigsaw puzzles from Snapfish's online printing service.

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  Getting printers down to iPod size

  Start-up Zink has come up with a way to print photographs or documents without ink or ink cartridges.

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  Polaroid Digital Instant Mobile Photo Printer: Ta-dah!

  Polaroid has partnered with Zink to produce the Polaroid Digital Instant Mobile Photo Printer, seen at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

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  Print, save and organise your digital photos

  Learn how to organise your images so that they're easy to find, safely backed up, optimised for printing and much more. Once your digital photographs are transferred to your PC, learn how to "process" them for the best possible results.

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  Fujifilm concept store opens at Harvey Norman

  The first of several to be rolled out nationally, the PhotoCentre features Fujifilm Digital Photo Centre printing kiosks that allow customers to edit their images using a touchscreen interface before printing.

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  Create a photo greeting card

  A great way to use your favourite digital photos is to make a photo greeting card to send to your friends and family.

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  Polaroid debuts pocket-size photo printer

  Polaroid has partnered with Zink for wireless, inkless photo printing aimed at tech-savvy teens.

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  Canon Pixma iP100 Inkjet Printer

  It isn't cheap compared to standard printers, but the Canon Pixma iP100 has the highest resolution available in the mobile printer market and prints at an impressive speed to boot. If you simply must have a printer with you at all times, the iP100 should be the do-it-all at your side.

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  Canon Selphy ES2

  Although it offers no technical upgrades from its predecessor, an enhanced user interface and larger LCD display improve on the impressive ES1, making the Canon Selphy ES2 a pleasing choice for a dye-sub photo printer.

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  Epson Stylus Photo R1900

  Epson's Stylus Photo R1900 photo printer is great for scrapbookers who want to print with pigment ink or advanced photographers who want to print large but can't justify the expense of a pro-level printer.

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  HP Photosmart A626

  The HP Photosmart A626 is supposed to bridge the gap between the A826 and the A526 snapshot printers by providing lots of features, good print quality, and decent print speeds, but it falls short on the last two counts.

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  HP Photosmart D5360

  We can't recommend the HP Photosmart D5360 when the competition's all-in-one offers a lot more for the same price.

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  Canon Pixma iP4500

  The Canon Pixma iP4500 is a bit too expensive for basic home users, but those who do a bit more printing than the occasional e-mail and map will be happy with its speed and quality.

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  Epson Stylus Photo R290

  The Epson Stylus Photo R290 is a single function inkjet printer which uses a 6 ink cartridges and features direct to CD and DVD printing.

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  Epson Stylus Photo R1900

  Epson's Stylus Photo R1900 photo printer is great for scrapbookers who want to print with pigment ink or advanced photographers who want to print large but can't justify the expense of a pro-level printer.

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  Epson Stylus Photo 1410

  The Epson Stylus Photo 1410 has style and prints large photos, but its black-and-white prints are less than perfect

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  Canon Pixma iP100 Inkjet Printer

  It isn't cheap compared to standard printers, but the Canon Pixma iP100 has the highest resolution available in the mobile printer market and prints at an impressive speed to boot. If you simply must have a printer with you at all times, the iP100 should be the do-it-all at your side.

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  HP Photosmart A826

  The HP Photosmart A826 snapshot printer offers an attractive design, is easy and fun to use, and works better without a PC than any other snapshot printer we've reviewed thanks to its huge touch screen, but we wonder who will spend AU$400 for a dedicated photo printer.

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  Epson Stylus Photo R2400

  The Epson Stylus Photo R2400 printer's excellent monochrome printing further solidifies company's hegemony of the enthusiast and professional photo printer markets.

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  Canon i80

  With a car charger and Bluetooth support, the i80 brings mobile printing to the next level.

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  Epson Stylus Photo R800

  Despite some finicky printhead behaviour, this excellent printer earns an Editors' Choice for photo enthusiasts.

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