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Samsung CLP-680ND Review

The Samsung CLP-680ND produces generally good output quality as a workhorse color printer for a small office. (4 out of 5) Pros Above-par graphics quality Automatic duplexer Good paper capacity for...
Hojoki (for iPhone) Review

Hojoki aggregates notifications from a huge list of apps and services, and consolidates their activity, but it doesn’t offer anything novel. Plus, its buggy functionality and aging interface may convince you...
A Tour of MakerBot’s New 3D Printer Factory in Brooklyn

Tucked away on a quiet street in Brooklyn is a factory where the future is happening. If you were just passing by, you’d mistake it for any other warehouse — one...
Dell B1165nfw Mono Laser Multifunction Printer Review

Meant as a personal MFP, the Dell B1165nfw Mono Laser Multifunction Printer is capable enough for a micro office with light-duty print needs. (3.5 out of 5) Pros Prints, scans, copies,...
HP Envy 120 Review

The Envy 120 is a beautiful device, but in terms of print quality and functionality, it doesn’t live up to its price tag. (6 out of 10) Pros Great design Wireless...
Dymo LabelManager 280 Review

QWERTY keyboard. Rechargeable lithium-ion battery. Can print from a computer or as a standalone device. Relatively inexpensive. (4 out of 5) Pros QWERTY keyboard Rechargeable lithium-ion battery Can print from a...
Solidoodle 2 Pro 3D Printer Review

The bargain-priced Solidoodle 2 Pro 3D printer presented more of its share of setup problems in our testing, but once up and running it printed objects of decent quality with few...
Enough With the 3D Printer Hype Already

Are you tired of the hype surrounding the 3D printer? Well I am. While the 3D printer may eventually become an important part of the manufacturing arsenal, it isn’t yet. And...
Ricoh Aficio SG 3110DNw Review

The Ricoh Aficio SG 3110DNw is small enough to serve as a personal inkjet printer, but delivers speed and paper handling suitable for heavy-duty printing in a micro or small office....
Canon MF8280Cw Color imageClass Review

The Canon Color imageClass MF8280Cw is big and heavy, but it delivers the right mix of MFP and printer features for a single user or for light-duty printing in a small...
HP LaserJet Enterprise flow MFP M525c Review

The HP LaserJet Enterprise flow MFP M525c is a capable monochrome MFP for SMB that adds some nifty workflow solutions. (4 out of 5) Pros Fast Pull-out keyboard 8-inch color touch...
Epson Expression Premium XP-800 Review

The XP-800 packs a lot of performance and functionality into a very compact footprint. It’s easy to set up and connect for the most part, and delivers decent quality when printing...
3D Print a Stormtrooper With Your Face On It

3D printers can make just about anything (even guns), but now they can also make your Star Wars fantasies come true. Disney’s “D-Tech Me” experience is returning this weekend, which will...
3D Printing Might Make Gun Regulation RIAA vs. NRA

In the 3D-printed future, politicians who oppose the NRA might do best by aligning themselves with the RIAA if the YouTube takedown of a video of Defense Distributed’s Cody Wilson successfully...
HP Officejet Pro 276dw MFP Review

The HP Officejet Pro 276dw inkjet MFP offers speed and paper handling that’s more typical of laser MFPs plus sophisticated features like the ability to scan both sides of a page....
HP LaserJet Enterprise 700 Printer M712dn Review

The HP LaserJet Enterprise 700 Printer M712dn is a workhorse monochrome laser printer that can churn out documents at up to tabloid size. (3.5 out of 5) Pros Prints at tabloid...
HP LaserJet Pro 500 Color MFP M570dn Review

The HP LaserJet Pro 500 Color MFP M570dn is a color laser MFP with very good graphics quality and relatively low paper capacity. (3.5 out of 5) Pros Very good graphics...
Dismantle the State: Q&A With 3D Gun Printer Cody Wilson

The immediate reaction to Defense Distributed’s Cody Wilson successfully using a 3D printer to make an all-plastic gun, the Liberator, has seen pundits and politicians decrying the impending dystopia it heralds....
Researchers Use 3D Printer to Craft ‘Invisibility Cloak’

Researchers at Duke University say they’ve developed a way to use an off-the-shelf 3D printer to produce “invisibility cloaks” they first demonstrated seven years ago. The cloaking technology developed at Duke’s...
3D Printer Maker Ultimaker Opens Toy Design Contest

The 3D printer manufacturer Ultimaker has announced its Ultimaker 3D Printer Toy Design Challenge, in which participants are invited to submit CAD drawings of 3D-printable children’s toys. The five top entries,...