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Anyone who has ever connected a second monitor to
their PC knows how dual-screen working and the ability
to view two documents simultaneously can reduce the
need to print, so what effect might the new generation of
immersive workstations like the HP Sprout (illustrated)
and Dell Autodesk concept have on print volumes? Will
the combination of a vertical touch screen, horizontal
capacitive touch mat and apps that make the most of an
Immersive Computing platform make it easier for people
to create and collaborate digitally, further reducing the
need to print? Or will it open up a whole new world of
creativity for consumers and encourage them to print
and share the results of their labours in hard copy?
Free supplies
3D printers from Mcor
Technologies are unique in
using normal printer paper,
including waste paper, as the
modelling material. This, says
the manufacturer, ensures that
they offer the lowest operating
cost of any 3D printer. Reducing
costs for schools even further,
Mcor is offering any UK school
that buys an Mcor IRIS 3D printer
three years’ worth of unlimited
free consumables (subject to
conditions). Mcor says its eco-
friendly, paper-based 3D printers
provide full colour output and are
safe and easy to use and maintain.
Bulk collection
Canon has launched a bulk
return programme for toner
cartridges that will enable
the company’s UK customers
to send 30 or more genuine
Canon cartridges for recycling
free of charge. The new
programme, which will run
alongside the existing postal
system for single cartridges,
is available for all-in-one toner
cartridges from i-SENSYS
machines. Return boxes can
hold 25-30 used cartridges and
customers are encouraged to
fill each box before contacting
Canon or a logistics provider to
arrange free collection.
Work hard,
play hard, print less
Xerox is using gamification
techniques to encourage
office workers to print less.
The Xerox Print Awareness
Tool monitors individual
users’ printing habits and
uses peer competition and
incentives to encourage them
to print more responsibly.
Multiple feeder
Panasonic’s new high speed,
duplex scanners, with
100-sheet document
feeder, are perfect for
processing documents
of varying size, thickness
and weight. Panasonic
product marketing
manager Carlos
Osuna said:
“The unique
document
feed system
helps save staff time
whilst allowing various documents, from paper to plastic cards, to
be scanned simultaneously. Compared to other desktop scanners
in its class, Panasonic’s KV-S10X7 series is the fastest in operation
as well as being able to hold the most documents for scanning at
one time.” The KV-S1057C and KV-S1027C have scan speeds of
65 and 45 pages per minute respectively.
Christmas
cards made easy
Giving.Cards is a new online
service for businesses
who like the idea of charity
Christmas cards, but not
the hassle of signing them.
Developed by personalised
marketing specialist Hello
Market, it enables companies
to design their own FSC-
certified Christmas cards and
automatically send them to
their own list of contacts. The
price of each card includes
a minimum 20p donation to
charity. Founder Tony Kemp
said: “Giving.Cards allows
businesses to upload as many
employee signatures as they
need with no set up cost, saving
vital time. Companies can also
upload personalised messages
which can appear on the front
or inside of each card. There’s
no minimum order allowing
businesses to send out exactly
the number they need without
waste.” Giving.Cards works with
a number of charities and gives
each one its own free, white-
labelled website through which
supporters can order cards
throughout the year. Giving
Cards will print each one and
post it to the named recipient.
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Workstation of the future
