Printers employ a variety of technologies to produce text and images on paper. One technology, called thermal printing, uses heat to transfer colored ink onto a page or to change the color of the ...

Among the best printers, you’ll mostly commonly find inkjet and laser models. Lesser-known are thermal printers, which use different technology to lower costs dramatically, depending on what you print ...

A low- to medium-resolution printer that uses a type of coated paper that darkens when heat is applied to it. The paper is passed by a line of heating elements that burn dots onto the paper. This is ...

When engineers and average consumers think of printers to use with their PC at home or office, they usually think of one of two types: the inkjet printer or the laser printer. That makes sense, as ...

The 2054A comes in two flavors: the 2054A-USB and the 2054A-LAN. Yes, as you might guess, those last three letters designate the models' connectivity. The 2054A-USB connects to a laptop or desktop ...

At the lower end of Zebra Technologies' somewhat extensive stable of label/barcode printers, the Zebra GC420d Direct Thermal Printer ($595) is small and relatively low-priced as industrial-strength ...

Using the power of heat to produce text and images on paper, thermal receipt printers have now become the first choice for businesses. Why? Well, in comparison to generic receipt printers, thermal ...

Your 3D printer isn't as durable as you'd think.