Published on: 2025-04-22 18:40:04
Old technology can be really hard to get rid of. Whether it's a decades-old laptop, desktop or printer sitting around your home, you could probably use the space it's taking up. And there are easy and sustainable options for disposing of these if you're doing any spring cleaning right now. Worldwide, people are throwing away about five times more gadgets than are being recycled, according to a UN report last year. But throwing away your old devices is actually illegal, and can draw large fines
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-04-25 19:14:00
Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust TL;DR: UV printers are typically used by businesses to print designs onto a wide range of surfaces, but eufyMake aims to bring similar capabilities to individual users. Early-bird pricing for the company's new Direct-to-Film (DTF) printer is now available, with a Kickstarter campaign launching at the end of this month. The UV Printer E1 from Anker's eufyMake brand allows non-business customers to p
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-04 03:00:08
You probably have one or two (or three) old laptops, desktops or printers sitting around, taking up space in your home. While they mostly hide forgotten in your junk room, closet or office, spring cleaning should be on your mind. And there are easy and sustainable options for disposing of these old pieces of tech so you can free up more space. Throwing away your old devices is illegal and can draw large fines in some states. And yet, people worldwide are throwing away about five times more gadg
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-15 15:00:05
You probably have at least one -- and probably more -- old laptop, desktop or printer sitting around, taking up precious space in your home. Whether it's your office, junk room or closet, spring cleaning and freeing up space should be on your mind, so here's a tech tip for you: There are easy and sustainable options for disposing of these old pieces of tech. Throwing away your old devices is actually illegal, and can draw large fines in some states. Recycling is a necessary habit to get into --
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-22 20:00:04
We're willing to bet that you've got at least one (and probably more) old laptop, desktop or printer taking up valuable space in your home. Whether it's in your office, junk room or closet, spring cleaning should be on your mind, and here's a tech tip for you: There are easy and sustainable options for disposing of these old pieces of tech. Some stores will even give you credit for offloading your old devices, as weirdly hard as it is to let go of them. Throwing away your old devices is actuall
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-29 07:01:05
You've probably got an old laptop, desktop or printer taking up space in your home office, junk room or closet. With spring cleaning on everyone's mind, here's a tech tip for you: There are easy and sustainable options for disposing of old tech. And some stores will even give you credit for offloading your old devices, as hard as it is to let go of them. Recycling computers and printers can be as simple as bringing them to major retailers like Best Buy, Office Depot and Staples. Throwing away y
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-02 14:31:00
What just happened? A lawsuit against HP over a firmware update that prevented its printers from being compatible with non-HP ink and toner has had its settlement approved by a judge. However, HP doesn't have to admit to any wrongdoing or pay any customers affected by the 2020 update. HP's November 2020 firmware update enabled, or re-enabled, the company's Dynamic Security system in some printer models. This detects non-HP ink or toner cartridges, even those that are fully functional and previo
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-03 05:00:18
A United States District Court for the Northern District of California judge has signed off on a settlement agreement between HP and its customers, who sued the company for issuing firmware updates that prevented their printers from working with non-HP ink and toner. In December 2020, Mobile Emergency Housing Corp. and a company called Performance Automotive & Tire Center filed a class-action complaint against HP [PDF], alleging that the company “wrongfully compels users of its printers to buy
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A United States District Court for the Northern District of California judge has signed off on a settlement agreement between HP and its customers who sued the company for issuing firmware updates that prevented their printers from working with non-HP ink and toner. In December 2020, Mobile Emergency Housing Corp. and a company called Performance Automotive & Tire Center filed a class-action complaint against HP [PDF], alleging that the company “wrongfully compels users of its printers to buy a
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I'm willing to bet you've got at least one old laptop, desktop or printer in your home that's taking up space in an office or a closet. While it can be hard to let go of them, there are plenty of easy and sustainable options for their disposal. Some stores will even give you store credit for offloading your old tech. Recycling such items can be as simple as bringing them to major retailers like Best Buy, Office Depot and Staples. Throwing away your old devices is illegal, and can draw large fin
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-19 17:20:00
Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust WTF?! If you've updated to a specific Windows 11 preview build, you might want to keep an eye on your printer. Microsoft has acknowledged a strange bug that can cause USB printers to unexpectedly come to life and begin printing random pages of gibberish. Microsoft's own documentation states that the KB5050092 cumulative update for Windows 11 version 23H2 is causing some printers to "unexpectedly pr
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Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust WTF?! If you've updated to a specific Windows 11 preview build, you might want to keep an eye on your printer. Microsoft has acknowledged a strange bug that can cause USB printers to unexpectedly come to life and begin printing random pages of gibberish. Microsoft's own documentation states that the KB5050092 cumulative update for Windows 11 version 23H2 is causing some printers to "unexpectedly pr
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-23 06:57:49
is editor-at-large and Vergecast co-host with over a decade of experience covering consumer tech. Previously, at Protocol, The Wall Street Journal, and Wired. The US smartphone market is pretty boring. There are iPhones, there are Galaxies, Google will happily give you a Pixel if you remember it exists, and that’s about it. But as soon as you get out and see the world a little, you realize: there are a lot of new ideas about smartphones out there. After that, we pivot to a new take on an old i
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-23 17:47:00
If you've got an old laptop, desktop or printer that's taking up space, there are plenty of easy and sustainable options for disposing of them. Some stores will even give you store credit for offloading your old tech. Recycling such items can be as simple as bringing them to major retailers like Best Buy, Office Depot and Staples, and throwing away your old devices is illegal and can draw large fines in some states, including in California. It's a necessary habit to get into, as well. According
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-01 11:58:18
Brother laser printers are popular recommendations for people seeking a printer with none of the nonsense. By nonsense, we mean printers suddenly bricking features, like scanning or printing, if users install third-party cartridges. Some printer firms outright block third-party toner and ink, despite customer blowback and lawsuits. Brother’s laser printers have historically worked fine with non-Brother accessories. A YouTube video posted this week, though, as well as older social media posts, cl
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-01 16:51:37
Brother laser printers are popular recommendations for people seeking a printer with none of the nonsense. By nonsense, we mean printers suddenly bricking features, like scanning or printing, if users install third-party cartridges. Some printer firms outright block third-party toner and ink, despite customer blowback and lawsuits. Brother’s laser printers have historically worked fine with non-Brother accessories. A YouTube video posted this week, though, as well as older social media posts, cl
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