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Amp Up Your Ink

Feb 12, 2009 · coffee · Legacy
Amp Up Your Ink

Just in from the 'Green for Green Sake' department, a new printer that uses coffee or tea dregs in the printer cartridge. The dreamchild of Korean designer Jeon Hwan Ju, this sepia-toned gadget utilizes a mixture of old coffee grounds or tea leaves and water and is powered by your brute force. While form is definitely outweighing function here, in our opinion, this is a great step in a lovely-scented new direction and may be the basis for further development of more automated methods for using ink alternatives (and supporting more homegrown recycling methods) in printers and faxes. Nevertheless, it's nice to see coffee expanding it's expressive scope from just accidental mug circles and spills to work histories and haiku.

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