With 4K and three-axis in-body stabilization, the Olympus E-PL9 is a good example of how mirrorless cameras are winning consumers by offering pro features for not much cash. The retro-styled model aimed at the tourist market has now arrived in the US...
Remember those pens that have a few different colors but require you to click down one pen at a time to use each color? Well, this is the 2020 version of that! It’s called OMNI and it can write, doodle or draw in whatever color you manage to think of. No word on exactly the tech behind it, but we’re assuming it’s some micro-ink cartridge system judging by the controls. You can get very detailed in terms of hue and saturation simply using the adjustment interface located directly on the body of the pen. Gosh, kids get all the cool stuff these days!
Moleskine has valiantly tried to bridge the divide between analog writing and digital files for years. The company released its Smart Writing Set in 2016 as a $200 holistic solution of pen, proprietary smart paper and app that instantly sent whatever...
Here’s a pen you’ll definitely not want to lend! The Gold Rush Pen has, on its cap, a piece of gold suspended in a transparent housing. Designed with the need to capture the spirit of the Californian Gold Rush in the 19th century, the Gold Rush pen truly makes your writing priceless.
The Gold Rush pen, with its golden headpiece, is almost akin to the finest swords which had jewels encrusted in them. Treated not just as a writing instrument, but as an instrument of change, a product that has been responsible for the rise of modern civilization, the pen gets its due credit with a crown that shows to you and everyone around you how both precious and powerful it is at the same time.
All the gold sourced for the Gold Rush pen comes from America, and is made to go through strict quality testing to ensure that all the gold is of the best quality, and the most optimal size and shape. When embedded in the pen, the nugget is showcased in its most natural form. The Gold Rush pen comes four types. A fountain pen, for the connoisseur, a ball-point for the classic, a roller-ball for the perfectionist, and a mechanical pencil variant for the creative. The pens come made in Black Resin or Sintered Titanium, and boast of a lifetime guarantee!
As far as fancy pens go, I can’t think of anything geekier than this S.T. Dupont Star Wars X-Wing rollerball pen. Or more expensive, but we’ll get to that. This is a beautiful desk accessory for the wealthy. I know what you’re thinking – how can you write with this pen? Wouldn’t the wings get in the way and give me some wrist ailment if I tried?
It’s all good. See, it starts off as a regular pen and when you are finished with your important rich people busy work and want to have a toy to play with, you add the wings and other parts on.
Think of it as part pen, part model that you can build. This is the deluxe version of the pen and it has 13 different pieces that you have to piece together. Those pieces all come in a schmancy black lacquered wood box, lined with suede, of course.
If you have a spare $1,835.46(USD) you can pick one up here. Just 1977 of these pens are being made, so if you’ve got the money, you’d better move fast.
What are pens used for? Writing right? And stick notes are used for retaining messages right? Well, there is nothing more frustrating than writing a message down and instantaneously losing it. Thanks to Min Keun Kwon’s CRAB Pen, this little mishap may be a thing of the past.
The design of the CRAB enables a memo or note to be held in the top of the pen with the grip of two pinchers. Hiding a rubber overmold, the inside of the pinchers prevent the note from dislodging and getting lost amongst the rest of those ever important messages. The writing tip is hidden away for safekeeping until the user is to slide the discrete switch up the shaft of the pen. Given a white and charcoal color mix, I can’t help but feel maybe this guy would be a little funkier with a neon color accenting the actuation switch – potentially an orange color to match the name.
The art of handwritten literature and letter writing is upheld by only a few and rarely seen. Which is a shame considering the true beauty of the process and the careful consideration given to the writing implements. Juwon Lee is one designer who understands the intricacies involved with these writing implements and has designed an elegant, modern version of the fountain pen with a complete set called Ilias – honoring the story of Iliad, said to have been written by Homer in the eighth century B.C.
Iliad tells the story of a variety of heroes that entering the war between Troy and Greece, so it comes as no surprise that the Ilias fountain pen carries similar design language to that of a spear, tying the weapon of words and a weapon of war together. The pen itself has a gorgeous matte black overview but is accented by a rose gold material, adding a serious touch of class to the product.
Not just a fountain pen, the Ilias is a complete set with three replacement cartridges, inkwell, a silicone mold for the use of wax sealing envelopes and a warranty card all neatly laid out in a sophisticated box, mirroring the design language it contents.
If the pen is mightier than the sword, this lightsaber pen is mightier than… The pen. Despite our technological advancements, we do still use writing instruments on occasion, but one day soon they may be relics, so a lightsaber pen like this has a lot in common with the Jedi weapon of choice. Both are works of art and both really are elegant weapons from a more civilized age.
Check out the video below from YouTube channel “Making Stuff” as they machine a solid piece of aluminum bar stock into a beautiful replica of a lightsaber. It all starts with a piece of aluminum in the lathe, where the ribbed profile of the saber hilt is cut. Those gaps are simply filled in with a black Sharpie for added contrast and depth. Then the emitter takes shape and after that he hollows out one end so a brass tube can be inserted. The acrylic blade is next, lathed and polished nicely. An ink cartridge completes the weapon. Watch the entire glorious build for yourself:
The creator must have felt like Luke after completing his own lightsaber as he readied himself for Jabba’s palace to rescue his friends. Best pen ever!
Bic is the timeless go-to writing utensil for writers, designers, teachers and students, but the brand has yet to venture into making other office supplies. This concept not only expands on Bic’s famous line of pens, but transforms them into multifunctional tools that should belong in any creative’s toolkit!
The new design ditches the “pen-only” idea and reimagines the body as a structural base for many different tools instead of a traditional cap. This is how Bictools was born! With peripheral add-ons, it can instantly switch from ballpoint to compass, ruler, scalpel, a paper bender, or other various gadgets. The click-on/click-off feature saves time, space and the need for multiple larger tools. The tool caps are easy to replace and even easier to expand your collection!
Google isn't launching the Pixelbook laptop all by its lonesome -- it's also unveiling the previously rumored Pixelbook Pen. The stylus lets you draw and write on the Pixelbook's touchscreen, of course, and it promises to be quick about it with a ver...
With 4K and three-axis in-body stabilization, the Olympus E-PL9 is a good example of how mirrorless cameras are winning consumers by offering pro features for not much cash. The retro-styled model aimed at the tourist market has now arrived in the US...
Moleskine has valiantly tried to bridge the divide between analog writing and digital files for years. The company released its Smart Writing Set in 2016 as a $200 holistic solution of pen, proprietary smart paper and app that instantly sent whatever...
Google isn't launching the Pixelbook laptop all by its lonesome -- it's also unveiling the previously rumored Pixelbook Pen. The stylus lets you draw and write on the Pixelbook's touchscreen, of course, and it promises to be quick about it with a ver...