HP Disables Printers That Aren’t Using Genuine Ink Cartridges

This morning the Daily Mail is reporting that Hewlett Packard (HP) has released a firmware update for it’s printers that disables them if they aren’t using Genuine HP Ink.

As you can imagine, this has got their customers pretty annoyed as it means they can’t use cheaper options than a Genuine cartridge from HP costing £15 to £30 or more.

It was apparently done via a remote update, and means users can’t print documents if the cartridge doesn’t have an HP chip for the printer to recognise.

Seiko Women’s Automatic Stainless Steel Watch with Stainless Steel Strap

I figured it was probably time to take a look at available shopping deals again, and a look at some watches for the first time in a while.

On this occasion I thought it would be good to show off this Seiko Stainless Steel Watch for Women, as it looks like and appears to be available at a discount at the moment.


Normally it sells for £199, but at the moment it is show as having 26% knocked off, bringing the price down to a slightly more reasonable £146.91 (but shows in the ad as available for £147.12, which still a pretty good deal for a £199 watch from a top brand) Continue reading “Seiko Women’s Automatic Stainless Steel Watch with Stainless Steel Strap”