The Dutch company SPRANQ has released a new environmentally friendly, free to use font called “Ecofont.” The idea behind Ecofont is to use small circular holes in the letters, cutting ink usage by 20%. Using the new font can reduce ...
Fuji Xerox’s Copy-and-Translate Machine
The joint venture partnership Fuji Xerox has introduced a prototype copier machine that can translate scanned Japanese text documents into Chinese, Korean and English. The machine, currently on display only in Japan, can perform the translation between the supported languages ...
The Future of Electronic Paper
Thirty-five years in the making, electronic paper is now closer than ever to changing the way we read, write, and study — a revolution so profound that some see it as second only to the invention of the printing press ...
Fifth Space Tourist Blasts off to Space
Charles Simonyi the head of Microsoft’s application software group became the fifth space tourist after blasting off to space on board the Soyuz TMA-10 spacecraft on April 7, 2007. Simonyi, along with two Russian cosmonauts Fyodor Yurchikhin and Oleg Kotov, ...
Xerox Inkless Printer
Xerox is developing a new printing technology which does not require ink of any kind. The new technology includes reusable paper which can be printed and erased dozens of times and has the potential to revolutionize printing. Although the technology ...