Open-source 'Open Printer' prototype shown in first video, but still lacks price and release date nine months after debut
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Luke James
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Paris-based startup Open Tools has released the first video of a working prototype of its 'Open Printer' — an open-hardware, DRM-free inkjet printer designed for user repairability and no subscription requirements. The printer runs on a Raspberry Pi Zero W and uses refillable HP cartridges. Despite being nominated for two French Design Awards, the product still has no announced price, ship date, or print speed, roughly nine months after its initial Crowd Supply appearance. The article explores the broader context of printer industry frustrations with DRM, subscription ink, and anti-repair practices.
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· 3 pulledNobody loves their printer. Decades of DRM chips, subscription ink, and firmware that bricks non-branded cartridges have made sure of that.
Paris-based Open Tools wants to hand the hardware back to the people who paid for it.
The repairable, open-hardware inkjet still carries no announced price, ship date, or print speed, roughly nine months after it first appeared on Crowd Supply.
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