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A well-known computer brand has disabled the printers of customers using ink cartridges from rival companies. Hewlett-Packard, or HP, has sparked fury after issuing a recent “firmware” update which blocks customers from using cheaper, non-HP ink cartridges in its printers. Customers’ devices were remotely updated in line with new terms which mean their printers will not work unless they are fitted with approved ink cartridges. It prevents customers from using any cartridges other than those fitted with an HP chip, which are often more expensive. If the customer tries to use a non-HP ink cartridge, the printer will refuse to...

I am tired of buying store-bought products that do more harm than good. I am curious if fellow FReepers were using baking soda and Epson Salt on a regular basis and if so what is your favorite tip. Perhaps you have another 'Secret' product that you use.

The printer installation bypassed my router's security. Essentially, it asked for a "User ID", the router name, but not the password: presumably, on the pretext of user convenience. It means, I could hijack my neighbors' routers and use them for printing without their ever knowing anything about it. I love Epson printers. I got 10 years' service from 2 printers. I only had to buy new printers when operating system upgrades could not use the drivers or I couldn't get ink. I tried to get a new printer that doesn't have color cartridges. The Epson printer I came up with...

The new EcoTank printers cost more up front but can churn for years without running dry Epson's new printers change the ink-onomics of your home office. WSJ's Wilson Rothman explains why paying more will make your ink-cartridge hassles disappear. It was after midnight, and I was facing a ticking-clock real estate transaction. All I had to do was print 15 pages of black-and-white contract, sign it and fax it back. Only halfway through, my printer ran out of ink—magenta ink! Thus began a chain reaction culminating in my nearly throwing the printer out the window. I ended up at Kinko’s....

It's the original UMPC: Epson's HX-20, announced in 1981 - 25 years before Intel and Microsoft formally launched the ultra-mobile PC category, in April 2006. Epson's machine wasn't the first portable computer - that honour goes to the Osborne 1. But while the Osborne was a beast of a machine, designed more as a desktop you could take from place to place, the HX-20 was a truly a system for computing on the move. So while the HX-20 combined not only a full QWERTY keyboard, a display, storage and even a printer into its 28.4 x 21.3 x 4.4cm casing,...

I have an Epson R320 printer and it prints wonderful color pics so I know about the quality of the ink. The isk is also waterproof. I want to know if the MUCH cheaper compatible cartridges produce equal quality and if they REALLY work as advertised. Any help or links to good websites that can help me out would be great.

Our home computers are networked. I would like to capture an image from my scanner into a PDF file. I have AA 6.0. and an Epson Printer CX6400. When I try to open from the AA program I go to Open With Scanner and the scanner is not listed. Any ideas?

Epson unveils better version of world's lightest flying micro-robot Wednesday, August 18, 2004 at 16:13 JST TOKYO — Seiko Epson Corp said Wednesday it has developed a more advanced successor to its flying micro-robot, the world's smallest and lightest. The new model features fully wireless control and has two tiny ultrasonic motors that drive two propellers in opposite directions for lift. Epson said the model, which is about 136 millimeters wide, 85 mm tall and weighs 8.6 grams without the battery, will be on display at a fair to be held Aug 27-30 at the Tokyo International Forum. (Kyodo News)

<p>Consumers revolt over the cost of inkjet cartridges, even as printer prices plummet.</p> <p>At $22 per quarter-ounce, a Hewlett-Packard color ink-jet cartridge is more expensive, by weight, than imported Russian caviar.</p> <p>Observing such high prices, Connecticut research consultant Zel Dolinsky wants to know the reasons for them. "How come, with printer prices falling, ink prices are still so outrageous?" Dolinsky asks. "I'm appalled."</p>

Epson under attack for print cartridge tricks Printer shenanigans of our time By INQUIRER staff: Thursday 01 May 2003, 10:00 IT SEEMS IT'S NOT only Hewlett Packard that's getting a kicking for the policy of monitoring inkjet cartridge refills. See HP inkjet cartridges have built-in expiry datesA rant on Broadband Reports points out that Epson's ink level monitoring chip is clever enough to calculate the number of copies you need before buying a new cartridge. Epson, as we've pointed out before, faces chip mods from third party vendors wanting to sell cheaper consumables to end users. The printer manufacturers...