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Brother Business Smart Series color inkjet all-in-one printer series revealed

Chris Burns — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 12:25:15 +0000

This week the folks at Brother have revealed the Business Smart Series color inkjet all-in-one printer series with Landscape Printing Technology to change the way all-in-one printing is done. This printer lineup is made to take what it is to be an all-in-one unit and makes it a powerhouse with a much smaller footprint than

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Brother AiRScouter wearable displays launching June 15

Chris Davies — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:02:58 +0000

The augmented reality floodgates have broken, and next up is Brother with its AiRScouter WD-100G/WD-100A headsets finally hitting the market come June 15. Announced back in 2010, the headsets – one for glasses-wearers, the other for everyone else – may not be as sleek as Google’s Project Glass prototypes, but they do have the advantage of actually working,

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NEC TeleScouter offers wearable AR with Borg style

Chris Davies — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:03:17 +0000

NEC has launched a wearable computer, the NEC TeleScouter, intended to allow fieldworkers to consult a virtual 16-inch transparent display projected in front of them while they go about their business. Consisting of a Brother AirScouter wearable display and a compact 500MHz ARM-based computer packing WiFi a/b/g and Bluetooth, the system currently targets industrial augmented reality

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Brother AirScouter projects 16-inch screen right on your eyeball

Shane McGlaun — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 11:02:02 +0000

I have tried out some of those video glasses before that are supposed to be able to simulate a big screen. The downside is that those glasses look dorky when you wear them and you can’t see anything that is going on around you. Brother has unveiled a new device that is called the AirScouter

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Brother AiRScouter AR retina scanning display demonstrated

Chris Davies — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:04:44 +0000

Brother has been showing off its latest head-mounted display, and while the Brother AiRScouter can’t exactly be described as discreet, if you could put up with the confused glances the functionality could be pretty handy. The AiRScouter uses a retinal scanning display, which basically projects a virtual image directly onto the retina. The idea is,

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Brother introduces batteries that charge by vibration

Shane McGlaun — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:20:41 +0000

I always think of printers where I hear the name Brother. The company makes a lot more than that though and it has unveiled some new batteries in AA and AAA sizes that have some cool new tech. The batteries are powered by a small generator that can create energy from vibrations. The battery and

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Brother SV-70: another pricey ereader for Japan

Chris Davies — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:54:51 +0000

Brother’s hefty SV-100B “Document Reader” didn’t make it over to the US or Europe, despite its Japanese launch early last year, but the company already have a second model to show. The Brother SV-70 has the same 9.7-inch 1,200 x 825 display as the SV-100B, and in fact the same dimensions (including a decent 15.5mm

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Brother HL-3000 and MFC-9000 Series Printers Get New Models

Evan Selleck — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 07:55:51 +0000

We burn the midnight oil here. And why do we do it? So we can bring you late-breaking news, regarding the latest and greatest releases from companies like Brother. We’ve got several new printers lined up, most of which are slotted for some small business use. Perfect for those who need to get a quick

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Brother Industry debuts 9.7-inch E-paper in Japan

Daniel Lim — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 22:12:16 +0000

Brother Industries in Japan has today released a 9.7-inch E-paper document viewer with 1200×825 pixel resolution display and viewing area much larger than the size of Amazon’s Kindle 2. But unlike the Kindle sequel, the Brother’s SV-100B E-paper is tailored to business class users with equivalent paper size of A5. The SV-100B E-paper measures at

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Brother SV-100B A4 document reader

Chris Davies — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:13:55 +0000

Brother Japan have announced a “document reader”, the SV-100B, intended for displaying ebooks and technical documentation. The Brother SV-100B, unlike other ebook readers like the Amazon Kindle 2 or Pixelar E-Reader, has an LCD rather than e-ink display, measuring 9.7-inches and running at 1,200 x 825 150dpi resolution. Despite not using the power-frugal e-ink, the

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Brother introduces two new green printers

Brenda Stokes — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:06:35 +0000

Brother has long been a trusted brand in printing technology and their latest printers continue that tradition. In fact, the HL-4040CDN and the MFC-9450CDN all-in-one printer models are actually much greener than previous models and help you save energy and resources. Both printers use an automatic duplex printing feature. This makes it so the amount

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SlashGear at CeBIT: Stressed? Take it out on your Brother

Chris Davies — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 18:07:28 +0000

I’m not sure if Vincent has had a bad experience in the past with a Brother printer, or if he just enjoys seeing a lady pummelling inflatables, but what I do know is that his cries of “harder! harder!” will likely haunt my dreams tonight. Reports that this is a new USB teleconferencing accessory designed

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Brother’s New MPrint MW-260 Handheld Printer

Rue Liu — Tue, 26 Dec 2006 16:20:08 +0000

Forget about finding the nearest Kinkos when you urgently need to print something while on the go. The MPrint line of handheld printers from Brother along with a trusty notebook or Windows Mobile handheld will insure you’re always prepared to print wherever you are. Brother’s latest MPrint device is the MW-260, which can handle a

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