"Our long-term objective is to make printing a subscription, Intel CEO Enrique Lores said in an interview with CNBC last year, when asked about the idea of warming up to third-party cartridges. "We ...

The Open Printer features a modular and highly repairable design, and while it uses the popular HP 63 cartridges, it lacks DRM blocks that lock out third-party cartridges. It also allows printing on ...

Printer ink costs more per ounce than Dom Pérignon, yet you’re locked into buying it from manufacturers who design cartridges with built-in restrictions. Paris-based Open Tools just torpedoed this ...

Why it matters: HP has long faced sharp criticism for forcing users to purchase expensive, DRM-locked ink cartridges or pushing them toward subscription services. Even Brother, traditionally viewed as ...

Traditional inkjet printers have become increasingly frustrating for anyone who values flexibility, repairability, or creative experimentation. Locked-down firmware prevents modifications, expensive ...

Something to look forward to: Remember the Open Printer, the fully open-source inkjet printer with DRM-free ink and no subscriptions that was announced last year? A working prototype has now appeared.