Hewlett Packard (HP) increasingly reinforced their market. After the launching of multifunctional printer that was regarded as appropriate was recorded as the history of printer, this coming 2007 HP will intend to sell the new technology, Edgeline Technology.
This Edgeline Technology claimed by Hewlett Packard (HP) as the first around the other vendors, that patented at the same time.
Edgeline Technology personally is the printer technology that used printhead with same measuring as wide of paper page, so as in the printing process only the paper which move, not print head. This caused the printing process able to be carried out in one time printed process, and produced the exact speed and precision.
By late 2006, Epson again introduced six newest printers for middle class or medium level. The six printers is Epson Stylus photo R270, Epson Stylus Photo R390, Epson Stylus Photo RX590, Epson Stylus CX6900F, PictureMate PM250 and PictureMate PM210. Respectively each printer had the different superiority. However, all of this printers together made use of inkjet technology for printing process.
Epson Stylus Photo R270, R390 and RX590 aimed for photographers who wanted to get the good photograph printed quality. This printers used six cartridge with different colour could print the photo up to 5760×1440 dpi resolution. The ease printed also was given by R390 and RX590 type with the existence of bluetooth and memory card slot. So, the user could print directly from other bluetooth equipment or memory card without PC. For R390 type, from this slot memory card you could turn movie clips with MOV, AVI, and MPG that was on memory card.
To reduce paper consumption, Toshiba developed printer which use of plastic paper that could be used hundreds of times. The reduction in use of this paper also claimed could reduce carbon emissions.
Printer that named B-SX8R, made use of paper that made from plastic by the name of polyethylene terephthalate (PET). This material is the same material which used on the drink bottle.
This material had pigment layer which could change to black or white in the different temperature. By arranging the temperature and refrigeration process, this pigment could be use to write or clean the black white picture or article.
