State regulators are considering various “legislative fixes” to its e-scrap program, which is the longest-running in the United States. E-Scrap News reports that various possible fixes are being studied by regulators, including “expanding the existing consumer-funded...
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‘Patent troll’ rears its head?
A Texas company is suing four OEMs for multiple alleged patent infringements. Diversified Observation LLC, a Texas-based company, has filed lawsuits against a range of OEMs in a display of so-called ‘patent trolling’.
Epson innovations support business profitability
This week Epson Philippines unveiled its latest printer innovations to trade partners and the media in Taguig City. The launch, entitled ‘Greatness Re-Engineered”, was held in the Grand Ballroom of the Shangri-La at the Fort in Taguig City, and was attended by Epson’s...
EFI reports its Q3 2017 results
Electronics For Imaging, Inc., has revealed its Q3 2017 earnings, which “fell below” expectations. On Thursday, ink world revealed that EFI had reported its results for the third quarter of 2017, announcing a “record third quarter revenue of $248.4 million (€213...
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DNA-based security inks
The two companies have formed a strategic partnership in order to create co-branded molecular-tagged inks and a co-branded printer designed specifically for those inks. In a move that could potentially have a severe knock-on effect on the remanufacturing industry in...
EU confirms guidelines on remanufactured products
In a letter seen by The Recycler, the EU Commission confirmed the obligations of producers of remanufactured products under Directive 2012/19/EU on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE Directive).
Italian student constructs homemade 3D printer
Using parts from a flatbed scanner and three old inkjet printers, Michele Lizzit has built a €10 ($11) 3D printer. New Atlas reveals that 18-year-old Lizzit, a student at Udine’s Liceo Scientifico Copernico, has successfully taken apart the salvaged inkjet printers...
Mopria Print Service installed on ZTE devices
Thanks to the efforts of the Mopria Alliance, select ZTE mobile devices in China will now come pre-installed with the Mopria Print Service. In a new tech update from BusinessWire, it has been revealed that global non-profit organisation, Mopria Alliance, has...
New Professional class drives 3D printer growth
A new CONTEXT report reveals that the new ‘Professional’ sub-class has been instrumental in driving a 38 percent growth in 3D printer shipments in H1 2017. Market analyst CONTEXT has revealed that “3D printer shipments increased 38 percent year-on-year in the first...
Former Fuji Xerox MD fights back
The corporation’s sacked New Zealand Managing Director, Gavin Pollard, is making claims of unjustifiable dismissal and is seeking to reclaim his old job. An article in the New Zealand Herald reveals that Fuji Xerox is continuing to face problems in the wake of its...