There’s a company in Japan called Arigatou that’s in the business of etching words and symbols into food products such as beans, nuts, rice and pasta. Staying true to there niche they’ve now perfected a way to laser-inscribe text and company logos on the outsides of peanut shells, despite the uneven surface.

The product they’ve created is called “Taberu Me” which comes from the Japanese word “eat”, and most likely an abbreviation for the Japanese word for “business card”. The machine that makes the engraving uses a CO2 laser and can efficiently print out these edible characters at a rate of 700 per second.

You can get yourself a set/jar of 150 Taberu Me business card peanuts with your company logo, name, phone number, etc. for around $50, which is not for peanuts but still not a bad price. …

While snapping off a few photos here and there may not take any effort at all, it has always been somewhat of a hassle to print those beautiful pictures you take. However, conveniently, Sony has come up with a solution for all.

Recently debuted was a pair of lightweight photo printers with built-in carrying handles. While being able to print photos in less than a minute, the DPP-FP70 and DPP-FP90 PictureStation also offer “extensive editing capabilities,” allowing you to preview and edit photos on the 3.6″ LCD screen, before printing them.

In addition, you can select from a few pre-set phrases such as the common “Happy Birthday”, to print along with your photos and further ‘personalise’ them. Along with that, a vast array of features such as cross filter, partial color, paint filter, and fish eye filter are all available in both models.

These portable picture printers …

Canon has a new printer that’s designed for the person on the go who needs to print quality photos, or any documents without having to go back to the office. The new PIXMA iP90v Photo Printer from Canon is a thin, lightweight portable printer that can slip in your laptop bag and work wherever you are.

“As the workforce regularly increases its number of traveling and home-based occupations, Canon will continue to provide users with products that offer quality, speed and versatility wrapped into innovative designs,” said Yuichi Ishizuka, senior vice president and general manager of the Consumer Imaging Group at Canon U.S.A., Inc. “In particular, our track record with mobile printers is second to none and will continue to grow with the introduction of the PIXMA iP90v Photo Printer.”

A rechargeable battery is available with the iP90v that can power the device for …

Eastman Kodak has entered the inkjet market with a new line of All-in-One (AiO) printers for the home.

The new Kodak Easyshare All-in-One Printers will focus on reducing the cost of printing and save consumers up to 50 percent on printing costs according to a Kodak press release. The AiO printers will use Kodak’s premium, pigment-based ink, priced at $9.99 for a cartridge of black ink and $14.99 for a five-ink color cartridge.

“For far too long, people have felt restrained from printing due to the high cost of ink,” said Antonio M. Perez, chairman and chief executive officer, Eastman Kodak Company. “Our new system gives consumers the freedom to print documents and photos frequently, easily and affordably with exceptional quality that lasts a lifetime under typical home display conditions.”

The family of Kodak Easyshare All-in-One Printers will consist of three new printers ranging …

A new company called Zink, short for “Zero Ink” along with Polaroid has developed a new type of printer that doesn’t require any type of ink cartridge or ribbon to print color images onto paper similar to common photo paper.

The technology uses specially patented Dye crystals which are embedded into the unique Zink paper. When the appropriate amount of heat is applied to the paper through the Zink printer, the crystals colorize creating the image.

“At ZINK Imaging, we are insisting on the impossible to deliver a revolutionary digital printing experience to the world. ZINK technology does not require ink to print, provides a magical user experience, can transform any device into a printer, is good to the environment and most importantly, makes people smile,” said Wendy Caswell, president and CEO, ZINK imaging.

The technology that Zink uses to create the photos allows …

Brother has a new compact printer expected to be available in March of 2007. The portable printer is called the MPrint (MW-260) and is small enough to hold in your hand.

The A6 sized printer measures only 160mm x 210mm x 18.5mm and weighs only 500 grams. It can be connected to via IRDA, Bluetooth or USB and prints up to 20 A6 pages per minute at a 300×300 dpi resolution. The MPrint is also compatible with a PC, Pocket PC and Windows Mobile to make it a true mobile printing solution.

The MPrint is expected to be available in Japan only at this point, and a price has not yet been determined.

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The Kodak Easyshare G600 Printer Dock is a portable printing solution that works with your Kodak camera to help you print high quality pictures anytime and anywhere. The new design measures 7.7″ x 4.0″ x 13.0″ and weighs 4.2 lbs making it small enough to take with you just in case you have an impromptu photo shoot.

You can print pictures in 60 seconds at the touch of a button or transfer your pictures to your computer with the included USB cable so you can keep on shooting. In addition, the printer will automatically charge your Kodak camera battery in 3.5 hours.

The printer creates waterproof, fingerprint-proof, stain-resistant, wipeable prints using Kodak XTRALIFE Lamination. The high capacity cartridge in the new G Series Photo Paper Kit is designed exclusively for the G600 to make up to 100 borderless 4 x 6 in. (10 x 15 …

This is the PIXMA MP960 Photo All-In-One (AIO) Printer from Canon. The MP960 is the flagship model in Canon’s line of photo printers and the only seven-color photo AIO on the market using the ChromaLife100 system and the FINE print head technology.

The ChromaLife100 System ensures that your prints enjoy a long life span. ChromaLife100 in conjunction with select Canon photo papers and inks, allows your prints to resist fading for up to 100 years when stored in an archival quality photo album. The FINE technology print head is a next-generation 3,584-nozzle print head that ejects precise ink as small as one picoliter.

The interface to the PIXMA MP960 includes a 3.5-inch high-definition TFT screen viewable at a 170-degree angle and a revolutionary Easy-Scroll Wheel user for navigating menus. The MP960 is the third model in Canon’s photo AIO lineup to feature the Easy-Scroll Wheel interface. …

If you are looking for a compact color laser printer, the Samsung CLP-300 series may be the rig for you. The CLP-300 is ideal for those people who want the benefits of color printing but do not have the real estate for the typical color laser printers. The CLP-300 features a trim footprint of 15.4″ w x 13.5″ d x 10.4″ h and weighs a wispy 30lbs.

The CLP-300 printers are positioned for a wide variety of customers including home users, small businesses and even students who may currently use an ink jet printer for their everyday printing. Some of the features of the CLP series include:

Easy to install toner bottles, instead of larger, cumbersome cartridges.
Print speeds of up to 17-ppm in black and white, and 4-ppm in color.
600 x 600 dpi optical resolution which can be enhanced up to 2400 x 600 …

Epson has introduced the Stylus Pro 3800 – a compact, 17-inch wide printer design with a new breakthrough screening algorithm and award-winning Epson UltraChrome K3 Ink technology. This sleek and sophisticated printer is targeted towards the printing needs of professional photographers, graphic designers, and prepress proofing.

For added productivity, a new auto-sharing black ink technology allows for automatic switching between photo and matte black ink modes to maximize image quality on a wide variety of media types.

The Epson Stylus Pro 3800 will begin shipping in December 2006 and has a MSRP of $1,295 (USD). Epson will also make a Professional Edition of the printer that includes a high-end PostScript Language Level 3 compatible RIP by ColorBurst and is priced at $1,495.

Olivetti, an Italian manufacturer of computers, printers and other business machines featured its new line of printers at the 2006 IFA in Berlin, September 1-6. The ANY_WAY plus, the SIMPLE_WAY and the portable photo printer MY_WAY plus complete this new line of printers featuring Bluetooth and Wi-Fi features.

A quick breakdown of the printer models uncovers some impressive features:

ANY_WAY: The multi-functional colored photo printer, with printing, copying (even without a PC) and scanning functions.

LCD picture display measuring 2.4″ and has 65,000 colors.
Improved printing speed. 20 pages per minute b/w and 18 colored pages per minute and only 75 seconds for a 10×15 photo printing.
Image improving software helps revitalize old pictures.
ANY_WAY has a Magic Button which analyses the photo and automatically selects the correct color, light and contrast modifications.
The photo fax model includes a fax machine, operating in black and white …