October 2007
How Laser Printers First Appeared and Developed
by StargaserOn October 22, 1938, when American inventor Chester Carlson together with German immigrant Otto Kornei first transferred an image from a glass microscope slide to a sheet of wax paper using method later called electrophotography.
Kornei wrote the words “10.-22.-38 ASTORIA.” in ink on a glass microscope slide. Then the experimentalists prepared a zinc plate with a sulphur coating, darkened the room, rubbed the sulphur surface with a handkerchief to apply an electrostatic charge. After that they laid the slide on the zinc plate, exposing it to a bright, incandescent light.
September 2007
The Compact, the Stylish And the Sexy
by StargaserNow, let’s get back from the world of innovation technologies to printer maker releases.
August 2007
All Quiet In HP Printers
by StargaserHP responded with a letter posted on Wired.com blog. The blogger Charlie Sorrel believes this response is only to pacify the public, though the matter definitely requires further careful investigation, and advises to sit away from your printer (inkjet printer owners may feel relieved)
June 2007
HP Color LaserJet CP4005dn: Heavy, But Capable
by StargaserFast, capable and good at output quality. Isn’t it what you would expect from a HP color laser printer. New HP Color LaserJet CP4005dn Printer is just like that.
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