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Open-source 'Open Printer' prototype aims for repairability, no subscriptions

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A Paris-based startup, Open Tools, has revealed a working prototype of its 'Open Printer,' an open-source, user-repairable inkjet printer designed to circumvent subscription ink models and DRM chips. The printer, which runs on a Raspberry Pi Zero W and uses refillable HP cartridges, has been nominated for two French Design Awards. While the design files are available under a Creative Commons license, the company has yet to announce a price, ship date, or print speed for the device, with a crowdfunding campaign expected in the coming months. AI

IMPACT This open-source printer aims to disrupt the traditional printer market by offering user-repairability and avoiding subscription models, potentially impacting consumer hardware choices.

RANK_REASON The cluster describes a prototype of a consumer hardware product (a printer) that is not yet released or widely available.

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Open-source 'Open Printer' prototype aims for repairability, no subscriptions

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Luke James ·

    Working prototype of open-source printer that promises user-repairability and no subscriptions appears in first video — DRM-free 'Open Printer' inkjet still has no announced price, ship date, or print speed, nine months after it first appeared

    Open Tools, a Paris-based startup, has announced that its Open Printer has been nominated for two French Design Awards.

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Working prototype of open-source printer that promises user-repairability and no subscriptions appears in first video — DRM-free 'Open Printer' inkjet still has

    Working prototype of open-source printer that promises user-repairability and no subscriptions appears in first video — DRM-free 'Open Printer' inkjet still has no announced price, ship date, or print speed… Open Tools, a Paris-based startup, has announced that its Open Printer h…

    LINKS tomshardware.com/…/raspberry-pi-powered-o…

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