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So it’s finally official. Printing at home is becoming more expensive, which seems odd to me since print related companies should be spending more time adding value to print products rather than sponging every last cent they can for profits. Everyone knows that inkjet cartridges are ridiculously overpriced, but now we know that HP has [...]
I pretty much dropped the ball this year by not doing anything on our small business’s website for April Fool’s day. With two sick kids at home, I honestly didn’t have the time and if I put any more work on my staff, a riot of epic proportion could occur since they’re all pretty overworked [...]
In the age of digital where terms like “green” and “paperless” is cooler than an ice bucket in Antarctica, people across the globe are consuming more paper than ever, and the U.S consumer is the second largest tree killer in the world (Belgium wins the gold medal). According to The Economist, global paper consumption has [...]
It’a amazing how far technology has come in recent years when it comes to the printing world. Below are a few technologies likely to have a huge impact on the printing industry. 1. Unprinting Scientists at England’s University of Cambridge have devised a way to remove ink from laser prints. In a laser printer, a [...]
(press release) Vistaprint N.V. announced a strategic partnership with Nickelodeon, the number one entertainment brand for kids, to offer licensed character content for the first time to Vistaprint customers. The addition of Nickelodeon content adds character and personalization to Vistaprint’s expansive portfolio of birthday invitations, banners, stickers, note cards, wall calendars and tote bags. Vistaprint [...]
Adobe LeanPrint, a new software the company has developed that solves printing pain points in the enterprise and home by automatically optimizing document layouts and managing toner output to reduce resource consumption and costs by an estimated 40 percent for “typical” office documents. Toshiba America Business Solutions (TABS) has become Adobe’s first partner to distribute [...]
Bridgestone has developed an innovative Tire printing technology. This technology will produce creative and colorful printing on tires. In the current technology for printing on tires, the sidewalls use white rubber. This produces a white ribbon and white letters are printed on the sidewall. This is the technology practically all manufacturers are using today. A [...]
A while back we pitted Zazzle (zazzle.com) against Cafepress (cafepress.com) via info graphic from visual.ly. The chart only compared the two online printing company’s Twitter activity; nevertheless it demonstrated that both were clearly aggressive with social media. We rated the battle a tie.
After some of the damning articles we’ve wrote, its encouraging to see Kodak finally offering some social and mobile solutions. I just wonder if its too little too late. At the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Kodak is showcasing a host of connected products and solutions that make it easy to create, share and print [...]
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Kodak is planning on filing for bankruptcy in coming weeks. CEO, Antonio Perez, has been trying to convince investors the company will survive 2011 and become financially stable in 2012-2013, but this is unlikely. The recent news that Kodak shares may be delisted has only hastened bankruptcy rumors. [...]
Canon Inc. announced Canon’s full-fledged entry into the motion picture production industry with the launch of the Cinema EOS System. Canon’s new professional digital cinematography system spans the lens, digital video camcorder and digital SLR camera product categories. The Cinema EOS System targets a new area of imaging expression for Canon, building on the company’s [...]
Now you can meet and greet your loved ones at the airport and be sure they don’t miss you in the crowds by trying the world’s first vending machine capable of printing out personalized giant canvas banners in just a few minutes. Located in Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport, the machine allows customers to pick messages, like [...]
A while back, I discussed how advertising with newspapers (along with cable and radio) just doesn’t make much sense anymore and why we only advertise online. My main reasoning was due to poor offerings of analytics by these media companies. Basically, these companies offer very little to measure the success of your ads. But an [...]
If you run an e-commerce website like us and offer shipping to customers per UPS, you’re be spending more pretty soon. We already reported UPS rate increases for 2011, but apparently further increases are inevitable for the new year. CNN reports that the company’s base rates are going up. UPS Ground shipments base rate will [...]
Books-A-Million, which has been taking over the leases of former Borders locations since summer, has officially announced its store plans for the holiday season. Beginning October 28 and continuing through mid-November BAM! will open a total of 41 new stores, said BAM! president Terry Finley. Fourteen of those leases were acquired through the auction process [...]
Kodak Invites Consumers to Print Photos From Their FACEBOOK Account and Their Friend’s Albums at a KODAK Picture Kiosk for Free. Eastman Kodak Company announces Free KODAK Prints Week, an opportunity for customers to print photos from their FACEBOOK Account for free directly from a KODAK Picture Kiosk October 17 through October 23. To enhance [...]
Today, Adobe Reader for iOS is available free on the Apple App Store. I have to hand it to Adobe…despite iOS’s aggressive pursuit of not supporting Flash products, the company remains dedicated to iOS. This new PDF reader makes it easier than ever to view and interact with any PDF file on your iPhone, iPad [...]
Bloomberg reports that Fujifilm Corp. sued Eastman Kodak Co. (EK), alleging that it infringed patents for digital cameras. Fujifilm, based in Tokyo, sued Eastman Kodak over four digital-camera patents after talks between the companies were unsuccessful, according to a complaint filed today in federal court in Manhattan. Kodak manufactured and sold products in the U.S., [...]
