and why does this have to be called "i-pen"?

Why you keep dropping that ridiculously fat pen under the table?

Maybe I'll find the fiendish douchelobster that's been drinking all of the milk in a single shot at the office.

This looks intriguing, but the Gizmodo article, presented only as a summary introduction, left me with many, many questions. So I went to the original website and let Google do the language translation. Here, then, is the fully articulated information, starting with what this pen really does:

"Through the addition of a hidden camera, a sum in hand, would like to record the contents of records."

Ahh. Now I see.

The translation continued.

"Monitoring the application of T should be very broad, students, journalists, lawyers, individuals, industry, students, in classes, do the time if the notes can be recorded, but also camera, it can Shengqingbingmao a while -- In an interview with the time can also use animation in the form of record; lawyers for the case, the recording can only do what the law qualitative information, and if the video and sound, then the law can be used to make judgments based on evidence, and the Some hidden industry...

Very good. But what about pricing?

"It is learnt that the new product to market through a lot of market research, compared with the market demand for personalized, and said prices will not be very high, 1 GB with the price of ordinary professional recording pen almost, so affordable products worth all the attention."

Excellent! Now with a more comprehensive understanding, I can honestly say I eagerly with sum in hand await with all attention the I-PEN's release

[translate.google.com]

"It is learnt that the new product to market through a lot of market research, compared with the market demand for personalized, and said prices will not be very high, 1 GB with the price of ordinary professional recording pen almost, so affordable products worth all the attention."

Couldn't say it better myself Google Translate!

@bosskev: Damn you.

@bosskev: oh I see, google translate sucks.

i-pen, i-phone, i-pod, i-mac, i-don't-buy-anything-named-i-something

The prefix "i-" exists to demonstrate that the product is overpriced and has far fewer capabilities than similar designs sold by the competition at one-quarter the price, or less.

@kahri:
It's a good thing they remembered to dot their i's correctly though, or a lot of people may have been stabbed to death.

@kahri: It's their language, not ours. They should speak Engrish in their country, dammit.

@riqgeez: cause Hello Pen is taken?

This would be good for all the bastages that steal pens around here.....

@Curves:

+ Watch video

On a related note, I once had a Parker Jotter(my pen of choice) for 3-4 years, and a customer walked from my register w/ it. It took the threat of me getting fire to NOT run out after him/his car.

@Git Em SteveDave: I actually went so far as to get a bunch of "sacrficial decoy pens" and put the on the pen jar on my desk (they were already all empty of ink) and hiding my good pens under stacks of work, since NO one is going to take work off my desk.
I love to watch when some sucker comes over and "borrows" a pen then repeatedly shakes it trying to get it to work as I innocently sit and say "Yes, it worked the last time, maybe you should walk the 20 feet to the supply closet and GET one...."

Who uses pens anymore? I don't think i've written anything on paper in a good ten years. I mean, if i saw somebody carrying a pen around here, I'd be suspicious right off the bat.

@Curves: Here's a novel idea. Shock pens and a webcam. I see YouTube GOLD. Next stop, South Park!