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28 Pleasant Printers

From Printing Autmotive Parts to Guinness Pint Pictures

— August 26, 2009 — Tech
The printer used to be slow, loud and annoying but they have since improved (drastically). As the quality of printers and printing got better, different innovations began to arise out of the technology.

These pleasant printers showcase different ways of displaying imagery from pictures in beer and coffee, as well as showcasing the actual device itself from Hello Kitty printers to portable photos.

These pleasant printers will leave you thankful that you can take a hard copy of an image anywhere.
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Activity
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Skin Printers
Skin Printers
Inkjets to Make Skin & Nerve Tissue
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27
Fun Bucket Printers
Fun Bucket Printers
Canon Selphy
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26
Portable Photo Printers
Portable Photo Printers
Canon Selphy ES3 and ES30
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25
Solid Printer Ink
Solid Printer Ink
Xerox ColorQube 9200 Reduces Cost of Printing by 62%
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24
Rewritable Printer
Rewritable Printer
Toshiba Printer Can Write and Rewrite on the Same Paper
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23
World's Fastest Color Printer
World's Fastest Color Printer
60 Pages Per Minute
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22
Hardware Update For Wallpaper
Hardware Update For Wallpaper
Bluetooth Wireless Printers
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21
Zink Zero Ink Printer
Zink Zero Ink Printer
The Magic is in the Paper
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20
Ricoh Makes Printer Out of Plants
Ricoh Makes Printer Out of Plants
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19
Green Computer Printers
Green Computer Printers
The RITI Coffee Printer Produces Eco Ink From Grounds
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18
Cell Phone Printers
Cell Phone Printers
PLanon Printstik & Polaroid Printers (CES 2008)
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17
Inkless Handheld Printers
Inkless Handheld Printers
The Mini Giant Nixes Cartridges & Ribbons Altogether
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16
Mini Wireless Printer by Zebra Technologies
Mini Wireless Printer by Zebra Technologies
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15
Coffee Printer
Coffee Printer
Custom Edible Ink Images
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14
Toast Printer
Toast Printer
Zuse Burns Designs Into Your Bread
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13
3D Object Printers
3D Object Printers
Print Your Own Jewelry
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12
Space Saving Office Gadgets
Space Saving Office Gadgets
Vertical Hanging Printer
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11
CNC Toast Printer = X-Y Control System + Hot Air Rework Station
CNC Toast Printer = X-Y Control System + Hot Air Rework Station
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10
Guinness Printers
Guinness Printers
OnLatte Printers Find New Foam to Decorate
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9
Fake ID Printer
Fake ID Printer
Persona C30 USB Name Badge Kit
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8
Hello Kitty Printers
Hello Kitty Printers
The Canon Selphy CP770
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7
Ultimate Mobile Printer on Your Notebook Lid
Ultimate Mobile Printer on Your Notebook Lid
Trak
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6
Building From a 3D Printer
Building From a 3D Printer
Enrico Dini's Gaudi-Inspired Sand and Epoxy Structures
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5
Printing Auto Parts
Printing Auto Parts
Jay Leno Repairs His Fleet of Classic Cars With a 3D Printer
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4
Coffee Printers (UPDATE)
Coffee Printers (UPDATE)
The OnLatte Foam Printer
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3
Personalized 3D Printing
Personalized 3D Printing
Metaltec Printer Can Make Nearly Anything You Can Imagine
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2
Mainstream 3D Printers
Mainstream 3D Printers
Desktop Factory's 3D Printer
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1
Manufactured Manicure
Manufactured Manicure
NailJet Pro's ImagiNail Inkjet Printer For Fingernails
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