1. A printing device comprising:
a supply of colorant; and,
a mechanism receptive to removable insertion of a first print cartridge and a second print cartridge, where one of the first print cartridge and the second print cartridge can be inserted into the mechanism at any given time;
wherein the first print cartridge at least ultimately uses the supply of colorant of the printing device to form the images on the media, and
wherein the second print cartridge has a self-contained supply of colorant that is exclusively used in lieu of the supply of colorant of the printing device to form the images on the media.
2. The printing device of claim 1, wherein each of the first and the second print cartridges has a printhead by which the printing device forms images on media.
3. The printing device of claim 1, wherein the first print cartridge has a self-contained supply of colorant that is used to form the images on the media and that is replenished by the supply of colorant of the printing device as the images are formed on the media.
4. The printing device of claim 1, wherein the first print cartridge lacks a self-contained supply of colorant.
5. The printing device of claim 1, further comprising:
tubing fluidically coupling the supply of colorant to the mechanism; and,
a septum terminating the tubing at the mechanism.
6. The printing device of claim 5, wherein the first print cartridge has a hollow needle that upon removable insertion of the first print cartridge into the mechanism pierces the septum to fluidically couple the first print cartridge to the supply of colorant.
7. The printing device of claim 6, wherein the first print cartridge has an absorptive interface that at least substantially surrounds the septum upon removable insertion of the first print cartridge into the mechanism, the absorptive interface to absorb any colorant escaping from the septum outside of the hollow needle.
8. The printing device of claim 6, wherein the second print cartridge lacks a hollow needle, such that upon removable insertion of the second print cartridge into the mechanism the septum remains unpierced and the supply of colorant remains fluidically uncoupled from second print cartridge.
9. The printing device of claim 8, wherein the second print cartridge has an absorptive interface that at least substantially surrounds the septum upon removable insertion of the second print cartridge into the mechanism, the absorptive interface to absorb any colorant escaping from the septum.
10. The printing device of claim 1, further comprising:
tubing fluidically coupling the supply of colorant to the mechanism; and,
a hollow needle terminating the tubing at the mechanism.
11. The printing device of claim 10, wherein the first print cartridge has a septum that upon removable insertion of the first print cartridge into the mechanism is pierced by the needle to fluidically couple the first print cartridge to the supply of colorant.
12. The printing device of claim 10, wherein the second print cartridge has an interface that upon removable insertion of the second print cartridge into the mechanism does not fluidically couple the second print cartridge to the supply of colorant of the printing device.
13. The printing device of claim 1, wherein the supply of colorant of the printing device is at least substantially non-refillable.
14. The printing device of claim 1, wherein the supply of colorant comprises a bag of ink disposed within the printing device external to the first and the second print cartridges.
15. The printing device of claim 1, wherein the mechanism comprises a carriage to move across the media.
16. A printing device comprising:
a supply of colorant; and,
means for receiving a first print cartridge or a second print cartridge, each of the first and the second print cartridges having a printhead by which the printing device forms images on media,
wherein the first print cartridge at least ultimately uses the supply of colorant of the printing device to form the images on the media, and
wherein the second print cartridge has a self-contained supply of colorant that is exclusively used in lieu of the supply of colorant of the printing device to form the images on the media.
17. The printing device of claim 16, wherein the first print cartridge has a self-contained supply of colorant that is used to form the images on the media and that is replenished by the supply of colorant of the printing device as the images are formed on the media.
18. A method comprising:
inserting a first print cartridge into a corresponding mechanism of the printing device, the first print cartridge having a printhead and that is fluidically coupled to a supply of colorant of the printing device external to the first print cartridge;
forming images on media using the first print cartridge until the supply of colorant of the printing device is at least substantially exhausted;
removing the first print cartridge from the printing device;
inserting a second print cartridge into the corresponding mechanism of the printing device, the second print cartridge having a printhead and a self-contained supply of colorant; and,
forming images on media using the second print cartridge until the self-contained supply of colorant within the second print cartridge is at least substantially exhausted.
19. The method of claim 18, further comprising:
removing the second print cartridge from the printing device;
inserting another second print cartridge into the corresponding mechanism of the printing device, the other second print cartridge having a printhead and a self-contained supply of colorant; and,
forming images on media using the second print cartridge until the self-contained supply of colorant within the second print cartridge is at least substantially exhausted.
20. The method of claim 18, wherein the first print cartridge has a self-contained supply of colorant, the method further comprising replenishing the self-contained supply of colorant within the first print cartridge with colorant from the supply of colorant of the printing device as the images are formed on the media.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An apparatus for holding a portable media device comprising:
a body comprising:
a pair of spaced apart and opposing handles that enable a user to hold the portable media device, each handle comprising a flat bottom surface configured to allow the body to stand on its own allowing for hands free photography;
a recess that is configured to removably receive and hold a portable media device therein, the recess comprising a through aperture defined through a bottom surface of the recess for a lens of the portable media device;
a first through port across one handle that opens into a first side of the recess and allows for the insertion of audio connections;
a second through port that opens into a second side of the recess that allows access to media buttons on the portable media device;
a third through port across the opposite handle that opens into a third side of the recess and allows for insertion of external power or data connections; and
a shoe bracket at a top of the body between the handles that allows for expansion with accessories.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the through aperture is threaded for removably coupling a separate lens in front of the lens of the portable media device.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the body is one of substantially H shaped and inverted U shaped.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the recess further comprises an ejection through aperture defined through the bottom surface of the recess that a user can utilize to uninstall the portable media device from the recess.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the recess is in a back face of the body.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the recess is a shouldered through recess in a front face of the body.
7. A portable media device system comprising:
an apparatus for holding a portable media device, the apparatus comprising a body comprising:
a pair of spaced apart and opposing handles that enable a user to hold the portable media device, each handle comprising a flat bottom surface configured to allow the body to stand on its own allowing for hands free photography;
a recess that is configured to removably receive and hold a portable media device therein, the recess comprising a through aperture defined through a bottom surface of the recess for a lens of the portable media device;
a first through port across one handle that opens into a first side of the recess and allows for the insertion of audio connections;
a second through port that opens into a second side of the recess that allows access to media buttons on the portable media device;
a third through port across the opposite handle that opens into a third side of the recess and allows for insertion of external power or data connections;
and a shoe bracket at a top of the body between the handles that allows for expansion with accessories; and
the portable media device removably coupled to the apparatus in the recess.
8. The system of claim 7 wherein the through aperture is threaded for removably coupling a separate lens in front of the lens of the portable media device.
9. The system of claim 7 wherein the body is one of substantially H shaped and inverted U shaped.
10. The system of claim 7 wherein the recess further comprises an ejection through aperture defined through the bottom surface of the recess that a user can utilize to uninstall the portable media device from the recess.
11. The system of claim 7 wherein the recess is in a back face of the body.
12. The system of claim 7 wherein the recess is a shouldered through recess in a front face of the body.
13. The system of claim 7 wherein the portable media device comprises a smart phone.
14. The system of claim 7 further comprising a case coupled to the portable media device that facilitates a press fit engagement of the portable media device into the recess.
15. The system of claim 7 further comprising an external microphone removably coupled to the portable media device through the first through port.
16. The system of claim 7 further comprising an external lens removably coupled to the body in front of a lens of the portable media device.