Change is the only constant in nature and only if it's being for the better. In printing, there's no looking back. The days of dot matrix printers are gone and in the days ahead, we will see far more advanced printing solutions at the price of a peanut; not sure about it though!

On this website, we have featured several innovations and latest technologies that have hit our printing world and those that make a difference in the way we print and the output we get. Eweek has compiled the top ten technologies that is expected to change the printing world for the better. Most of the featured technologies have already been discussed at some point or the other here:

1. Edgeline Printing Technology - There is no doubt on our minds that printing heads as big as the sheet of paper would definitely print faster. We didn't think about it earlier but the geniuses at HP's research lab did.

2. Drums on Edgeline Technology - When an image needs more than one pass of the print head, a way to get additional passes is to stop the page from advancing and let the print head take another pass. A better choice is to use a drum to carry the paper under the print head, spinning the drum multiple times for multiple passes.

3. Memjet Technology - Invention of different printing technologies have shown us that there isn't one exclusive technology that would be superior to all others; memjet technology is an active example of this theory. Print heads in this technology have thousands of nozzles and spits out millions of ink droplets to hasten printing.

4. Sophisticated Inks - Ultra modern hardware with lame software will most definitely end up being on the losing side. The latest printer technology should be complemented by equivalent ink enhancements and we seem to be well on par.

5. Non Smudging Paper - The last component that makes printing comes a full circle is the printing media. HP and Canon are far beyond others in this field.

In the next post, let's look at the remaining five technologies that will rule the roost.