Buyers Laboratory (a division of Keypoint Intelligence) is a company which provides information on the
imaging
Imaging is the representation or reproduction of an object's form; especially a visual representation (i.e., the formation of an image).
Imaging technology is the application of materials and methods to create, preserve, or duplicate images.
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industry. It was founded in 1961 by the late
Arthur Kallet
Arthur Kallet (December 15, 1902February 24, 1972) was an American consumer advocate.
Career
An engineer, Kallet co-authored a 1933 book entitled '' 100,000,000 Guinea Pigs: Dangers in Everyday Foods, Drugs and Cosmetics'' with fellow engineer ...
, the co-founder and 20-year head of
Consumers Union
A consumer is a person or a group who intends to order, or uses purchased goods, products, or services primarily for personal, social, family, household and similar needs, who is not directly related to entrepreneurial or business activities. T ...
, the publisher of
Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports (CR), formerly Consumers Union (CU), is an American nonprofit consumer organization dedicated to independent product testing, investigative journalism, consumer-oriented research, public education, and consumer advocacy.
Founded ...
magazine (BLI is not affiliated with Consumers Union). In February, 2004, BLI was acquired by publishing industry veterans Michael Danziger and Mark Lerch, who today remain as active advisors and members of the Board of Directors.
Buyers Laboratory serves
Original Equipment Manufacturer
An original equipment manufacturer (OEM) is generally perceived as a company that produces non-aftermarket parts and equipment that may be marketed by another manufacturer. It is a common industry term recognized and used by many professional or ...
s (OEMs), dealers and business consumers, reporting on devices like
printer
Printer may refer to:
Technology
* Printer (publishing), a person or a company
* Printer (computing), a hardware device
* Optical printer for motion picture films
People
* Nariman Printer ( fl. c. 1940), Indian journalist and activist
* Jame ...
s,
multifunctional device
An MFP (multi-function product/printer/peripheral), multi-functional, all-in-one (AIO), or multi-function device (MFD), is an office machine which incorporates the functionality of multiple devices in one, so as to have a smaller footprint in a ...
s,
facsimile machine
Fax (short for facsimile), sometimes called telecopying or telefax (the latter short for telefacsimile), is the telephonic transmission of scanned printed material (both text and images), normally to a telephone number connected to a printer o ...
s. scanners, wide-format devices and digital imaging software. Its products include field and laboratory test reports, , a database repository of information and tools such as comparisons, custom testing for OEMs and advice for business consumers.
External links
Keypoint Intelligence - Buyers Laboratorycorporate homepage
*https://keypointintelligence.com/about-us
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Publishing companies of the United States
Companies based in New Jersey
Publishing companies established in 1961