Last September Minolta released the 2350, a $799 color laser printer with 600 x 600 dpi-class for photorealistic image quality, a built in network connection, and lots of options for small to midsized offices. Realizing that not everyone needs the networking, they're now coming out with a machine for the SOHO (small office/home office) space that gives 1200 x 600 dpi resolution, uses Polymer toner for archival light fastness, and fits in a 14-inch footprint. The unit ships with small capacity toner cartridges, but unlike the starter supplies you get with an inkjet, Minolta's idea of "small" should hold you for your first 1,500 pages, after which you'll want to pick up the larger cartridges which bring your black and white cost per page down to 2 cents and color (at 20 percent coverage) down to about 11 cents per page. You can print on anything from glossy paper to cardstock, or even transparencies, and it's easy to see how a machine like this would be good to have.
Nifty Gadgets
Small enough to fit in your pocket, or Velcro to your laptop, the PenPower card scanner was one of Ernest's favorite gadgets from the show.
AsiaZest is one of those companies that covers its table with intriguing products they're bringing in from, well, Asia. Though we didn't get a chance to look at their face recognition software, we were intrigued by their little business card scanner, which comes with database software, lots of export formats, the ability to add pictures to its records and a lot more—all for $159.
2008 International Mathematica Conference Dr. Dobb's interviews Wolfram Research's Theo Gray, co-founder and Director of User Interfaces, and Roger Germundsson, Director of Research and Development, about the upcoming 2008 International
Mathematica Conference.
How Do You Do Nightly Builds and Tests when there is No Overnight? Software Production in a Geographically Distributed Environment
Attend this Webcast and find out how to overcome common build-test-deploy challenges that affect all members of a distributed team, including:
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<li> Workflow challenges, like lack of documented procedures and build and test handoff problems</li>
<li> Slow build and test cycles, broken builds, and other factors that hamper distributed team productivity</li>
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Thursday, September 25, 2005 " 11am PT / 2pm ET
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In this volume of Best of BYTE, we explore the emergence of some heuristic algorithms. Although we have only scratched the surface of this intriguing subject, we hope we've suggested the potential of the synthesis of heuristics and algorithms.
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