Ben Heck’s 3D printer beaglescope

What do you do when you have a broken 3D printer? Throw it away? Tear it down for the parts? Felix has a better idea: repurpose the old Makerbot Replicator with a microscope to make a controlled, precision microscope machine. Using the Beaglebone Black and Replicape as the basis for the control circuitry, Ben Heck […]

The best photo inkjet printer

By Amadou Diallo This post was done in partnership with Wirecutter. When readers choose to buy Wirecutter’s independently chosen editorial picks, it may earn affiliate commissions that support its work. Read the full article here. If you’re a photo enthusiast ready to make the leap to creating your own gallery-quality prints at home, the most […]

Alexa can now control your HP printer

HP has been working on bringing voice control to its printers, introducing Cortana and Google Assistant skills last year that let users tell their virtual assistants to print a variety of different documents for them. Now, as of this week, Alexa-enabled devices can also connect to HP home printers. Alexa can follow through on a […]

Christian printer refuses to make business cards for trans customer… both accused of discrimination

Published time: 16 Oct, 2017 10:47 A transgender-diversity consultant was left “gobsmacked” after a devout Christian printer turned down her order for business cards, saying he did not want to promote a cause that might harm fellow believers. Read more Joanne Lockwood sought the promotional material for her firm SEE Change Happen, which offers companies […]

Casio’s ‘2.5D’ printer can mimic leather and fabric

It’s safe to say that we’re all familiar with the term “3D printing” by now, but “2.5D printing?” As silly as it sounds, this may be a game changer for all the industrial designers out there. At CEATEC, Casio demoed this Mofrel printing technology that adds a range of textures to ordinary-looking sheets, before giving […]

This wireless printer is the all-in-one device I wish I had in college

The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you’ll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships so we may get a share of the revenue from your purchase. Canon A printer is the back-to-school tech accessory you might not be sure whether to bring with you to college. Professors are moving toward paper-free classrooms by allowing online paper […]

With path cleared to close Yahoo deal, Verizon prepares the pink slip printer

Enlarge / Photo by Silicon Valley Historical Association/Gado/Getty Images. (credit: SVHA/Gado/GettyImages) Yahoo stockholders today approved the terms of the acquisition of the company’s Internet business by Verizon for $ 4.48 billion. What once was Yahoo’s primary business will be merged with Verizon’s AOL unit to create a business to be called “Oath.” With that deal on […]

Supreme Court overturns Lexmark’s patent win on used printer cartridges

Enlarge / Lexmark printer cartridges in a Staple’s store in New York. (credit: Photo by Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images) The US Supreme Court voted 7-1 to place more limits on the rights of patent-holders, striking down a decision by the nation’s top patent court for the second time in two weeks. In Impression Products v. Lexmark International, the justices’ […]