Kobundo, a Japanese-based printing company, has recently unveiled its new ‘trick print’ technique. The technique involves mixing regular CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow and black, K being chosen because B was already in use for blue) inks with RGB inks that illuminate under UV light. Furthermore, the image can be printed in one pass, rather than overlaying the differing ink types as was previously used. A regular wide format eight-colour inkjet printer is used, with the RGB ink placed in the spare ink cartridge slots and specialised software used to combine the inks.

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The technique creates some interesting effects, such as revealing hidden details, colour changes or magically transforming a greyscale image into a coloured one under blacklight.

“Rather than people just saying ‘It glows’, we want people to be more surprised and say ‘It’s beautiful!’” states Keizo Ohashi of Kobundo when asked about the method (Akihabara, 2011).

Take a look at DigInfo’s video for some examples of trick printing.

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Ink and paper will forever be a staple in any workspace with a computer. You can’t avoid it, nor can you ignore it – they’re essential items in both businesses and homes, but they don’t come cheap. Printer ink has been deemed to be worth more, weight for weight, than gold! However, there are several ways in which you can save pennies just by following a few simple rules.

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1. Don’t print more than is necessary

If you print less, it’ll cost you less. Do you really need to print out that e-mail? Could you have just read that report on-screen? Most print options give you a choice of fitting multiple pages onto one sheet, which minimises the amount of ink and paper you use. Try to limit how often you print as well – if you print everything you need in one go, the printer only needs to boot up once as well and you’ll save on your energy costs.

2. Double-side your printing

Use both sides of the paper. Some printers provide this option for you – it’s known as ‘duplexing’. If your printer lacks the ability to duplex, it’s easy to do this process manually by turning and re-inserting the paper. You’ll instantly halve the amount of paper you use. (more…)

Anyone who has ever worked in a business knows that keeping costs down is vital. Consumables seem to drip through your hands like water though, and before you know it, you need to make another order again. Your printer ink cartridges and paper especially, can seem like a never ending but necessary expense that puts a dent in your monthly budget.

If you are getting slightly annoyed at paying out monthly for your printing supplies, then turn to online shopping. You can find some great bargains on the internet, and it’s only at the touch of your fingertips.

How to cut the costs on printing supplies?

Many offices these days fret over the money they spend on printing supplies, but it’s true that you can cut back by ordering your printing supplies online.

Whether you are shopping online or in the traditional way, we all want the best prices possible. The online retailers offer relatively low prices due to the fierce competition, plus you can shop around online extremely easily, comparing one retailer’s price to another’s. This shopping technique could literally save you hundreds of pounds.

Time flexibility

The most convenient feature that online printing supplies stores offer you is the flexibility of time. You can buy toners, inkjets, papers and other printing supplies any time from absolutely anywhere wherever an internet connection is available. It also saves a potentially stressful trip to the wholesaler.

What do we offer at Mouse2House?

Here at Mouse2House we sell both Original and Recycled Original toner cartridges and drums for all types of printers, including HP, Dell, Canon and Brother to name but a few. Recycled Original toner cartridges are up to 70% cheaper compared to the originals from OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer). On our Recycled Original toners we offer a money-back guarantee and a 24hr replacement service.

We also sell HP, Epson and Canon paper or you can select our own budget range of photo paper, called Photo Brite Paper. Mouse2House also provides the solution for your label needs as you can choose from over 56,000 combinations, including 25 materials, 142 shapes/sizes and 14 label colours.

On all orders over the value of £20, we offer a free delivery service. For more details on our printing supplies please visit our main website at mouse2house.co.uk

If you’re looking for some office supplies for your business then Mouse2house is the place to look as we concentrate wholly on business office supplies. We sell toners, labels and paper so all your basic needs are catered for.

Toners

We sell both Original and Recycled Original toner cartridges and drums for all types of printers, including HP, Dell, Canon and Brother to name but a few. All of our Recycled Original toners and drum units come with a one year guarantee. They are  emtpy originals that have been professionally remanufactured by our suppliers GreenTech. They remanufacture the cartridges in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire and the result is a 93% recycled cartridge that produces the same guaranteed print quality as the original.  Therefore all our recycled original cartridges match the quality as the originals (same capacity and the same page yield) at only a fraction of the price of the original. Our Recycled Original cartridges are up to 70% cheaper than the originals, meaning that if you buy your toners in bulk , you could be saving your business hundreds of pounds at every order by simply switching to the recycled versions. (more…)

Mouse2house now sell an arrangement of office supplies to suit all your needs

Office Supplies:

Inkjets and Toners

We sell both original and recycled original inkjets and toners for most printers. The original cartridges are brand names that come straight from the manufacturer themselves. The recycled originals on the other hand are empty original cartridges that are professionally remanufactured by our suppliers GreenTech to give the same quality as the originals. We offer a one year guarantee with these recycled cartridges, where we give a 24hr replacement service and a money back guarantee.

If you want to see if we do your cartridges, then simply click here to visit our homepage, and type in your cartridge code into the search bar which is located in the at the top of the homepage to the right of the logo.

Our recycled original cartridges come with the below guarantee: (more…)

Mouse2house are now concentrating wholly on computer supplies. We sell everything from inkjets and toners, to paper and labels.

We stock a wide range of original and recycled original toners and inkjets, meaning every one of our customers gets excellent value for money to meet their budget and needs. By switching to recycled original cartridges you could save up to 70% compared to the price of our originals. So what are recycled oringal cartridges I hear you ask? Well, they’re empty original cartridges that have been professionally remanufactured by our suppliers Green Tech. Here at mouse2house we’re offering you a year long guarantee with these cartridges, with a 24hr replacement service and a money back guarantee. These cartridges are guaranteed to be of the same quality as the originals, printing the same amount of pages, and same ink quality, but are only a fraction of the price.

Our labels  range is also very varied, selling address, multipurpose, shipping, parcel, CD/DVD and round sticky labels. From these you can choose what sizes you want, what material you want your labels on (gloss, matt, polyester etc.), what colour (we have 14 different colours) and whether you want them peelable or permanent. Phew! That’s quite enough to keep you going!

Take a look below to see if we can fulfill any of your computer supplies’ needs:

• Toners
• Inkjets
• Photobrite Paper
• Labels

Ever wondered what’s the difference between an inkjet and laser printer? How do you know what cartridges are compatible with your printer? What’s the difference between an original, recycled and compatible cartridge?

Well if any of these questions have passed through your mind, but you were too afraid to ask then fear not! We’ve spared you the shame of asking these questions out loud – you can read this informative post instead.

What is toner cartridge yield?

Yield is the amount of pages the cartridges is likely to produce at a standard 5% coverage. For example, if the cartridge description tells you that it has a page yield of 2,000 pages, then this means that that cartridge is likely to produce 2,000 pages at 5% coverage. Obviously if you are printing lots of photo then you would be printing at a higher % coverage, meaning your page yield is likely to decrease. The yield description advises you when buying your cartridge, so you know roughly how long that cartridge will last. (more…)

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Printable address labels save you or your business a lot of time and hence money. However, choosing the right address labels can also be a bit tricky. Therefore, we’re bringing this buying guide to help you choose the best printable address labels. Keep the following factors in mind while buying your address labels. (more…)

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With high-tech gadgets coming in to force with people’s everyday lives, it was a real hope that soon the “paperless office” would become a reality. Computers, laptops, iPads and tablets can now do pretty much everything for us, at quite literally, the touch of our fingertips. Who needs to print out street maps, when we can carry them around with us on our iPads? Who needs to print out receipts when we can save the electronic version on to our computers? Who needs bank statements through the post when we can get them through on our emails monthly? (more…)

Product Category: Printers

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If you’re about to go shopping for a printer, whether in a shop or online, you need to do some research beforehand and keep the following important specifications and features  in mind. Just to let you know that all the products in this post are from mouse2house (to keep the bosses happy!). (more…)