Memjet Printer

Memjet Printer Prototype in action




Memjet A4/Letter prototype printer vs. a Canon MX7600 color inkjet printer

Epson EC-01 Recyclable Printer

OK, it is April 1st, and time for practical jokes, but really now.....

Epson has released a new Environment-Friendly Printing system dubbed the EC-01...

As part of their Environmental Vision 2050 program Epson has literally released a printer that comes with pre-filled ink built into the printer and when it is empty you have to return the Printer for a credit and pick up a replacement printer ! I am not kidding !

This is not April fools....

When you purchase a unit, you will receive it encased in an unpainted and recycled cardboard box. As you set it up, you will leaf through a manual that is printed in recycled paper, and install it using a CD driver stored in an envelope made out of recycled paper. You will get to use the printer to print about 8,000 to 8,500 pages, and then its work is done.

Yes, that’s right. Its work is done because, unlike other printers where you replace the cartridges when the ink runs out, you simply up and take the EC-01 back to Epson, and you get a sort of ‘deposit’ as a rebate – an amount that has been embedded into the purchase price.

HP and Ninestar Resolve Patent Issues

HP has resolved patent violation issues with Ninestar Image Co. Ltd. over HP 02 and HP 14 inkjet cartridges.

Ninestar has agreed to stop selling the cartridges in the United States and other countries where HP has patent rights. Ninestar has agreed to pay HP an undisclosed sum of money.

This is the second patent violation issue between HP and Ninestar. In July 2006, HP filed complaints with the U.S. District Court and the International Trade Commission for patent infringement on other inkjet cartridges.

The two reached a settlement in March 2007 in which Ninestar agreed to remove its products from certain countries.

Metawatch adds Twitter service

Metawatch adds Twitter service to open the door to on-line inquiries.

Henceforth known as a Metatweet

In following with the current trends of SMS messaging, Twitter and TAG messaging, Metawatch has formally joined Twitter and we can be reached @Metawatch.

Need to know

a) Our current pricing for a cartridge ?
b) What Cartridges your Printer Model Uses ?
c) What shipping charges are ?
d) What the Tracking # is for your order ?

Send us a Metatwit to @Metawatch.

If you forget our name that’s OK, all you need to do is to prefix your message with #inkjet and we’ll respond to your query.

i.e. if you send #inkjet T069 we’ll respond to you with our Price and web link to purchase.

Purchases still need to take place from our secure Metawatch site, but general inquires can now be made from virtually anywhere, even your phone via this new convenient messaging system.

Note: Metawatch will still accept your calls via Standard Telephone lines, but our priority is for email, or text messaging.

We have found that providing a textual written response to all our client queries provides for a more efficient and more accurate interface than standard POTS service.

Not a member of Twitter yet, feel free to join. It’s free and will open a new world of collaborative interfacing with your friends.

With Twitter you can ‘Follow” you friends comments and reply either publicly, or in private.

Don't forget the maximum message length of a Metatwit is 140 characters.

Note: Metawatch Twitter messages are displayed in a public domain that is searchable via twitter.

Please ensure that you do not ever submit personal or confidential information on the twitter network to us.

All purchases and private inquires must still be made via secure means via our Secure Metawatch web site or via email

HP settles inkjet dispute with LexJet

Hewlett-Packard on Thursday announced it has dropped a patent infringement charge against LexJet Corporation over the type of ink used in remanufactured HP print cartridges.

In exchange, LexJet has agreed to alter the recipe used to make its ink as well as pay HP an undisclosed sum.

HP originally filed suit against Florida-based LexJet on May 22.

LexJet is one of many companies that take used HP ink cartridges and resell them with their own ink inside. It's a sensitive topic for HP, one of the world's largest producer of printers and ink cartridges, which has sued several cartridge and ink makers in the past

Back To Schools Specials (Inkjet)

Back To School Deals

Well it's that time of year when we all have to get the kids ready for school, and now it's not only clothes and paper, but computer supplies as well. Thankfully, most of the major retailers are also aware of this and they are also advertising back to school specials.

On-Line Market Offers Deals (Inkjet)

It was only a Matter of time before the on-line discount market got on the bandwagon, and offered deals for Back To School. Metawatch Inkjet Supplies for one has been offering discounts for back to schoolers for years and has now just recently reduced their prices literally across the board for Epson, HP, and Canon Inkjet Cartridge products.

Discounts for highly discounted products.

Just when everyone thought that they could already get great deals on-line, along comes this highly discounted product (Inkjet Cartridges), and their distributors manage to cut their prices for back to school specials. Why do they do it ? Well, typically stock starts to pool during the summer months due the the large volume of consumers on vacation, so their market is somewhat slow in getting back into the fray. Offering back to school specials provides for a foot in the door into the newly purchased printer market for thrifty shoppers.Its your best time of year to stock up on supplies as the prices tend to be the lowest of the year !

Epson Stylus Photo R280

Looking for Epsons latest Phot printer at a reasonable price ?

Overview

Print directly onto ink jet printable CDs/DVDs
Six individual ink cartridges
Smudge, scratch, water and fade resistant photos
Claria™ Hi-Definition Ink for photos that last up to 200 years¹
Fast, easy set up
Print on popular paper sizes and finishes

The affordable Epson® R280 Ultra Hi-Definition photo printer is the fast, easy way to achieve extraordinary results. Print brilliant, 4" x 6" photos in as fast as 11 seconds or text documents at speeds up to 38 ppm¹. This powerful performer delivers amazing results, from family photos to web pages and more.

Built-in Auto Photo Correction¹ automatically corrects the lighting in poorly exposed photos. And, its advanced face detection automatically distinguishes people from scenery to ensure beautiful, natural skin tones. You get brilliant photos you'll want to share for generations to come. And, photos printed with Claria™ ink resist smudges, scratches, water and fading.

The Epson R280 also prints images and text directly onto ink jet printable CDs and DVDs – no need for messy markers or labels. With such remarkable quality and versatility, this easy-to-use printer is ideal for all your everyday needs. Get value, versatility and truly extraordinary results from the Epson R280.

Epson Stylus NX400

Whether it's printing book reports, driving directions, recipes, birthday party invitations, or photos the Epson Stylus® NX400 is the convenient and easy-to-use all-in-one that delivers superior results on plain, photo, and specialty papers. Thanks to Epson’s exclusive ink jet technology, the NX400 delivers high quality prints at remarkable speeds. Get black and colour text documents at up to 34 ppm1. Select, edit and print your favorite photos with the built-in card slots and PictBridge® compatibility. Or, scan, copy and archive important documents. You can even reduce or enlarge vivid, colour copies from 25 to 400 percent.

With the NX400, you get the prints you want quickly and easily. The 2.5-inch, tilt LCD screen features a simple, intuitive menu and offers easy viewing of every image. And, with instant dry DURABrite® Ultra Ink, prints are ready to handle right out of the printer. In fact, they’re so durable, they’re smudge, water, fade and even highlighter resistant.

Restore faded colour photos back to their original brilliance with easy-to-use photo restoration. Just scan your old, faded photos on the Epson Stylus NX400 and renew the colour without even turning on your computer. It’s just that easy. In seconds, you’re ready to print and display your restored photos for all to enjoy.

Get perfect prints automatically with Auto Photo Correction, which corrects the lighting in poorly exposed images. And, it includes advanced face detection, which automatically distinguishes people from scenery, and corrects the colour accordingly to produce beautiful, natural skin tones. It’s like having your own photo lab right at home.

The Epson Stylus NX400 even includes fun and easy-to-use ArcSoft Print Creations™ software for designing personalized greeting cards, invitations, calendars, photo albums, and more!

Now selling for $99.99 (But you can also get a $50.00 discount) from Epson if you also purchase one of their digital cameras.

Tattoos using your inkjet printer

Thought your inkjet printer was for only making photo's , well you were wrong...



Now, with these new paper composites you can make temporary tattoo's for your kids, or your self at Halloween, to attend Sporting events, or for you latest concert, or National Event (Quebec 400th birthday).

I bet you always wanted a tattoo but didn’t want to have to go through the pain of having one done (or embarrassment) . You can now have as many painless tattoos as you like by just using your inkjet or laser printer.

Simply by printing off any design to the special tattoo paper, including photos you can transfer them to any body part in minutes. The tattoo paper is easy to use and tattoos can last for up to a week before they wash off.

The key is the special tattoo paper and not the inkjet inks. Any inkjet ink will work well, but beware of raining days, as no inkjet yet on the market is fully waterproof.

You can buy this tattoo paper on-line from suppliers like papilio.com or others at reasonable rates. Also check out you local paper supply store, they probably have something similar in stock.

Don't delay... Its time to party....

Most Popular Models of 3rd Party Inkjet Cartridges

Popularity 3rd Party Inkjet Cartridge Models

Well if you want to go with the pack, and select a printer with the most compatible 3rd party inkjet cartridges here are the stats.

Canon 3rd Party Inkjet

There are 2 sets of Cartridge winners here

The BCI-3E Series

BCI-3E Black
BCI-3E Cyan
BCI-3E Magenta
BCI-3E Yellow

and

The BCI-6 Series

BCI-6 Black
BCI-6 Cyan
BCI-6 Magenta
BCI-6 Yellow
BCI-6 Photo Cyan
BCI-6 Photo Magenta

If you are a Epson aficionado here are the winners.

T044 Series

T0441
T0442
T0443
T0444

T048 Series

T0481
T0482
T0483
T0484
T0485
T0486


T060 Series

T060120
T060220
T060320
T060420


These by far are the most popular 3rd party inkjet cartridges for Canon and Epson models of Inkjet Printers. By selecting a printer that uses these cartridges you can maximize your savings as these are the most competitive products. In addition, as your printer gets older the chances of still finding these products increases substantially as these will be the models retained the longest by 3rd party manufacturers.

New Printers delivered with 1/2 full cartridges

Running out of ink too soon ?
Ever buy a new inkjet printer and after a short period of time run out of ink. Well its no surprise. After a discussion with a Chemist friend of mine he let me know that the inkjet Printer Manufacturers routinely deliver new printers with partially filled inkjet cartridges.
Why?
we all know that inkjet printer manufacturers make the majority of their profits from the sale of inkjet cartridges. Don't forget you can save to by purchasing 3rd party compatible cartridges at on-line stored like Metawatch Inkjet Supplies

Inkjet Ink Secret Ingredient

N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone

Also goes by the name (Chemists call it) N-Pyrol.

This ingredient can make up to 40-60% of some inkjet inks and is the secret ingredient that prevents the ink from evaporating into the air.

Beware though. There are many refill establishments that do not use N-Pyrol in their inks (Typically drop by and refill shops) where the ink may need to be used within 30 days after refilling. Inkjet cartridges using N-Pyrol can last 3 years and more without any degradation in the effectiveness of the ink when used in the 20 deg C range.

Considered a "fairly" non toxic ingredient, it is also commonly used for Paint Strippers.

It is readily absorbed by the skin and has been know to cause local irritation in laboratory testing.

You can find a MDS (Data Safety) sheet at this link.

or the International Chemical Safety card sponsored by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health