Despite the world being increasing paperless in some things, there are still times when paper is needed. Whether that's for providing clients or colleagues with reports, school projects or paperwork for banks or other "official" institutions the world still needs paper. The Fuji Xerox DocuPrint CM315z looks like your run-of-the-mill small office multi-function device but I think there's a little more to it.

We were meant to be paperless by now. Seriously, between smartphones and tablets, there's no reason to carry paper is there? The reality is, paper still makes the world go round. And that means a decent printer for the office is a must. The HP OfficeJet Pro 8720 looks like a big office multi-function printer but comes at a small office price.

Polaroids are great, but if you want to make your own weird version, Hackaday user Muth has a guide that links up a Raspberry Pi and camera to a thermal printer.

3D printing is a great way to create something truly personal, make your awesome ideas reality, or just make perfect replacements for broken parts or components. If you're stumped for ideas though, here are 10 great resources for you to get inspired, or just find something you'd like to have printed yourself.

The last time we mentioned Labeley, it was best at making custom labels for homebrewed beer, without forcing you into a complicated image editor. It's still great for that, but the webapp can now make more labels for more occasions, and can even professionally print them for you if you want.

Dear Lifehacker, I am a postgraduate student working on a research project. And that means insane amounts of journal articles. My brain is incapable of processing any of the information unless I print them out to touch and highlight them. I have over one thousand research papers I need to read. What is the cheapest possible way to print these, ideally at around five cents per page?

3D printing is really friggin' cool, but promises that we'd all have one in our homes by now have turned out to be less than true. Fortunately, you don't need one of your own to bring your imaginary creations to life.

Workplace technology has come a long way and today we can easily throw our work documents into the cloud and access them anywhere through computers, tablets and smartphones with crystal clear displays. Yet despite all the technological advancements that are able to free us from the shackles of printing out documents, the Paperless Office sounds like a mythical unicorn that continues to elude businesses big and small. Fear not, as we have some advice to free yourself from the shackles of paper.

Dear Lifehacker, My question is about dual-band routers: can they create a single network that uses both the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz frequencies? More specifically, if my newer PC is connected to the 5 GHz frequency, and my older wireless printer is connected to the 2.4 GHz frequency, can I print wirelessly?

You can find a printer in almost every household that has a computer, but these machines are capable of printing on more than plain copy paper. Here are some of the best creative uses for your printer.

In 1975, George Pake, head of the famous Xerox PARC felt that the paperless office was an inevitability. He imagined that by 1995 the world would be using computers to read documents and that this revolution in the office would inevitably lead to it becoming paperless.

3D printing gear is now more affordable than ever, meaning you can come closer than ever before to the vision of a Star Trek-style replicator in your very own home. How does 3D printing, and how can you use it right now? Here's what you need to know.

The HP JetDirect 2800w for FutureSmart Fleet has a name that only a deranged mother could love, but actually performs a useful function. Connected to a suitably recent HP printer, it enables printing from smartphones, tablets and notebooks via either Wi-Fi or NFC.

When you hook up a new printer, or just add new ink cartridges to one you already own, you often want to print off a simple test page. Next time you need one, try the Google homepage.

Unless you have a newer printer, chances are yours isn't ready for cloud printing. Using a trusty Raspberry Pi, How-To Geek shows how you can add cloud functionality to just about any printer out there.

Google has expanded its options for using its Cloud Print remote printing service, adding a Windows printer driver and the ability to share printer connections as links.

Research from IDC suggests that we are slowly, but surely, reducing the amount of paper we are consuming. However, it depends on where you are in the world.

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Android: Google's underrated Cloud Print service has officially made it to Android in the form of an app. Now you can send your Android's documents to any Cloud-connected printer and track its status.