Printers employ a variety of technologies to produce text and images on paper. One technology, called thermal printing, uses heat to transfer colored ink onto a page or to change the color of the ...

Scientists have already learned how to make helmets, batteries, and even sports cars from wood, so applying it to something like thermal paper might not sound that exciting. Yet it could actually ...

When engineers and average consumers think of printers to use with their PC at home or office, they usually think of one of two types: the inkjet printer or the laser printer. That makes sense, as ...

There are a variety of printer types, including dot-matrix, dye sublimation and laser printers. One variation on these ink-based printers is the thermal wax transfer printer. Although functionally ...

A while ago I got rid of my inkjet printer in favor of a laser printer. Doing this was such a great life hack for this digital native who doesn't print photos and only really needs the convenience of ...

A retro computer enthusiast has fitted a thermal printer into an ancient Apple Macintosh Plus.

Every business needs a top point-of-sale (POS) system and the printer is an integral part of that system. Like retailers, restaurants, salons, banks and other enterprises use POS printers to print ...

The global point-of-sale (POS) and mobile commerce landscape continues to evolve rapidly, with demand growing for reliable, efficient, and increasingly portable printing solutions. Across retail, ...

A printer that uses the same printing mechanism as a dye sublimation printer, but rather than laying down a transparent die, it melts dots of wax-based ink that adhere to almost any kind of stock, ...