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Ricoh expands his Clickable Paper
Ricoh Europe has developed new authoring capabilities for the OEM’s Clickable Paper that will enable companies to deliver a more responsive, client-centric service. Ricoh is also launching customization software during the second half of 2015 that will allow clients to embed Clickable Paper into their own branded apps. Clickable Paper is based on Ricoh Visual Search,…
Lees meerWi-Fi Aware: wi-fi connections become faster and more intelligent
The Wi-Fi Alliance, in which Microsoft, Apple, Google, Sony, Dell and other computer giants cooperate, has announced Wi-Fi Aware. Wi-Fi Aware will enable wi-fi connections to directly communicate with each other. This means faster connecting between hotspots, more energy efficiency and apps that will be able to ´talk´ to each other. More information about Wi-Fi…
Lees meerFlint introduces three varnishes for HP narrow-web printers
Flint Group has developed three new varnishes for the HP Indigo. The UV varnishes have been tested and certified by the Rochester Institute of Technology, according to HP Indigo Labels & Packaging Overprint Varnish Performance Program. Par Olsson, Product Manager Narrow Web EMEA, says the new Digicoat HP range is far from usual and excels…
Lees meerHow two housewives changed the computer industry more than the two Steves did
Computer historian Ben J. Edwards tells the story of Lore Harp and Carole Ely on fastcompany.com. Harp and Ely, two American housewives in the early seventies who got bored and changed the computer industry more than Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak or Bill Gates. A combination of business savvy, marketing talent and the technical support of Harp´s…
Lees meerArtificial Intelligence adds value to advertising
M&C Saatchi is the first to use artificial intelligence to enhance the effect of multi channel advertising. Smart software chooses the most effective images for every campaign and target market and the program even chooses the most effective texts. Audience response is measured by a camera embedded in the billboard. Based upon this response the…
Lees meerNew print shop roof clears the air
At the moment the roof of the Dutch print shop Tuijtel is being furnished with a very special ecological material which has climate controlling and insulating properties. The roof will significantly reduce the energy needed for heating and cooling the shop and consequently lower CO2 emissions. The material also purifies the air: 1 square meter…
Lees meerRoland 700 Evolution now with energy-saving LED UV drying technology
The success of LED UV drying technology seems unstoppable. Manroland has announced that their new Roland 700 Evolution sheetfed press will be equipped with it. LED UV drying technology not only saves energy substantially, it also gives more powerful colours, faster drying times and prevents sheets from warming up which happens in other forced drying…
Lees meerNew Ikea app with wishlist
The new Ikea app went live last week. According to marketing site Emerce the renewed app will replace the old one which was rated very low by consumers. The new app offers a grocery list of a kind. The consumer can fill it in at home and the app guides you through the most efficient…
Lees meerDrupa Cube 2016, inspiration and innovation
A visit to Drupa Cube is a must during the Drupa 2016. With special events and conferences plus dozens of small innovative exhibitors you will be inspired and get to know more about the direction of our industry. “New technologies like printed electronics and 3D printing, creative multichannel applications and the use of digital printing…
Lees meerCeramic and glass printing explained
Printing ceramic and glass is a specialised work. it is one of the segments where screen printing scores better than inkjet printing. In two articles on fespa.com expert Peter Kiddel explains what you need to do to take part in this growth market. Good preparation for GlassPrint 2015, 25 and 26 November in Dusseldorf, Germany. …
Lees meerPrintTalk 1.5: CIP4 adds stock management, order status notifications and percentage calculations to the JDF envelope
With the release of PrintTalk 1.5, CIP4 has added a number of much requested functions to her business information language. PrintTalk is an e-envelope for JDF making it possible to hold administrative and production data of an order. Web2Print or eCommerce system orders can be automatically fed into management information systems, and production planning, calculations…
Lees meerBrainwave communication is the future
In a Q&A session on his Facebook page, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that he expects that in the future we will not need smartphones or computers to communicate. We will be able to directly communicate from brain to brain instead, or telepathy. “One day, I believe we’ll be able to send full rich thoughts…
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