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digital pens

Review: Livescribe Pulse Digital Pen/Recorder (Verdict: It's Good for Notetakers)

The Gadget: The Livescribe Pulse Digital Smartpen records your notes two ways: it creates digital copies of everything you write by hand while recording audio at the same time. It also goes one step further and links the two together, so you can quickly access audio by tapping parts of your notes. All of this is uploaded to your computer where the Livescribe software archives and makes your notes fully searchable. In addition, it offers features like a calculator, translator, and a paper piano that plays a mini piano you draw on paper.
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7:32 PM on Fri May 2 2008
By Adrian Covert
12,824 views, 23 comments

Latest by terpmusings: Should I get this thing? My boss refuses to learn to type and handwrites EVERYTHING, from short emails to long papers, and I have to type it all. Either he's gonna get murdered or I will quit, which I don't more »

gadgets

YOTO T I-PEN Spy Camera Has Built-In Memory For Convenient Office Stakeouts

Pen spy cameras usually work wirelessly in conjunction with a base, beaming images surreptitiously onto a recording device or a monitor so you can enjoy them from afar. This YOTO pen, however, has the storage built in, meaning you'll have to wait until later to watch those 15FPS 352x288 videos or look at those 640x480 still pics. Just be careful how many times you drop this under the secretary's desk, or else you'll be not only out of a job, but probably have some criminal charges on your head too. [Yoto via imp3 via PMPToday]

1:15 PM on Wed Apr 23 2008
By Jason Chen
2,828 views, 16 comments

Latest by Git Em SteveDave: @Curves: Here's a novel idea. Shock pens and a webcam. I see YouTube GOLD. Next stop, South Park! more »

mischief

Sling Shot Pen Will Make You the Dennis the Menace of the Office

This is a pen that is also a slingshot. That means you can shoot a rock at the head of that dick in the cubicle across the aisle from you that always listens to his headphones loud enough for you to hear it, but then when he goes looking for a culprit, you'll just be making some notes on the latest earnings report. The perfect crime! Hit the jump for a video of this bad boy in action. More »

4:30 PM on Fri Feb 29 2008
By Adam Frucci
3,458 views, 17 comments

Latest by Dr_Blip: I have this and it sucks, it broke after only a few attack! And no it's not the rubber band that broke but the sling shot itself!!! more »

concepts

D:Scribe Fountain Pen Writes SMS, Emails

Pens that digitally record what you write onto paper have been on the market for a while, but this D:Scribe pen actually sends out SMS and Email messages in real time directly from the pen! That is, it would if it were real and not just a design, but it is a pretty awesome idea. Cause seriously, if we could write our hostage demand notes and SMS it to the police at the same time? That would save us a trip to the post office. [Yanko Design]

5:40 PM on Mon Feb 11 2008
By Jason Chen
3,773 views, 13 comments

Latest by SunZhiQian: This was predicted in that 1967 A.D. 1999 video. Pretty cool, even if it is 9 years late. more »

smartpens

Livescribe Pulse Smartpen Digitally Copies Notes, Records 3D Audio

Livescribe's Pulse Smartpen, which creates digital copies of notes and links them to recorded audio, launches today in 1GB and 2 GB models. Using specialized paper with microdots to track pen movement, the Pulse not only copies notes, but can do quick calculations, translate foreign words and record 3D audio.
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7:25 AM on Mon Jan 28 2008
By Adrian Covert
14,927 views, 27 comments

penmanship

Pacific Defence Pen Doubles As James Bond Bluetooth Camcorder

This working pen is ridiculously awesome, if you believe the uncorroborated early reports:
• At under 6 inches long and just a half inch thick, it records 320x240 video at 30fps, even in low light.
• You can set it to start recording video when it detects motion, or recording audio when it hears a sound.
• It takes MicroSD flash cards, and can transfer video wirelessly via Bluetooth.
• You can program it to send an alarm wirelessly to a "remote location."
Gizmag warns "some specs may be altered before final release"—I'm more concerned that there's no mention of it on Pacific Defence's website. [Gizmag]

9:39 AM on Wed Nov 7 2007
By Wilson Rothman
2,562 views, 2 comments

Latest by hagrun: Who wants to watch anything at 320x240? You can't see anything at that resolution. more »

nintendo

New Official Nintendo DS Pencil Stylus


Nintendo is giving you another way to play with their pencil-shaped stylus. For stylus aficionados, the design will feel familiar to HORI's DS Stationery Set released previously. This new stylus, however, comes straight from Nintendo at a slightly lower price. More »

10:08 AM on Mon Jun 18 2007
By Wilson Rothman
3,997 views, 6 comments

pens

LiveScribe Smartpen

The LiveScribe Smartpen is about to make its appearance at the D conference, but we wanted to remind you about the coverage we did last night. Hop on over to this post and see for yourself. It's no smart table, but a smart pen's not too shabby either. – Jason Chen More »

7:14 PM on Wed May 30 2007
By Jason Chen
4,983 views, 5 comments

enl@rge ur 5tylus t0d@y!!1

Ecoplus Pen Cartridge Converts Any Pen to a Stylus

Needle-thin styluses are nice because they fit easily into the said device, but seriously, they are a pain in the ass to hold onto and use. LSN Global, a Korean company, has developed the Ecoplus, a refillable pen cartridge that can turn the average ballpoint pen into a stylus. No longer will gripping that miniature stylus be a pain in the ass. Just use your normal, comfortable pen. –Travis Hudson More »

7:20 PM on Mon May 7 2007
By Travis Hudson
1,014 views, 6 comments

hand-made out of wood

Multi-Tool Pen Has 5-in-1 Versatility

There are plenty of multi-tool pens around, but none as beautiful as this hand-turned creation by John Russell. He chooses from 50 varieties of wood to craft these one-of-a-kind writing instruments. More »

3:30 PM on Fri Apr 27 2007
By Charlie White
2,606 views, 16 comments

gadgets

Femur Bone Pen Holder


Still stumped on what to get that orthopedic doctor in your life? How about a pen-holding femur bone? The femur bone is one of the best bones in the body because of it's size and durability, and now it can be the perfect accessory on your desk. Sit it on the desk, fill it up with pens, tell every sucker that asks that it is a real bone and then proceed to slap them in the face. –Travis Hudson More »

3:45 PM on Mon Apr 16 2007
By Travis Hudson
3,744 views, 9 comments

Latest by Brentis: Here I am hobbling around on crutches in 95 degree weather with a broken FEMUR and here Gizmodo goes making durability jokes. p.s 25% of broken femurs need surgery requiring either a titanium nail being driven down the middle more »

gadgets

Froggie the Robotic Pen Will Freak Out the Schoolmarm

Froggie the Robotic Pen goes through quite a frog-like convolution just to open itself up, but it's about the most gadget delight you can get for 8 bucks. Fold it back up into itself, and it's hard to even tell what it is. Available in silver or black. It's not exactly robotic, but big fun nonetheless. See a close-up of both colors, after the jump.
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9:38 AM on Wed Apr 4 2007
By Charlie White
4,968 views, 20 comments

gadgets

Soft Prison Pen Makes Shanking Really Hard

The problem with letting prisoners use regular pens is that a few of them (pens, that is) eventually go missing. Well, not exactly missing, but just not locatable until until they're eventually found inside someone's thigh, spleen, or eyeball. This Prison Pen hopes to solve that dilemma by making the pen soft, and therefore unshivvable. More »

6:45 PM on Thu Mar 1 2007
By Jason Chen
2,879 views, 18 comments

gadget

USB Pen Holder Does Exactly What It Says

Consider this. You're short on USB ports. You also need a place to put your pens. Sound familiar? Sure, we've all been in this situation. More »

8:40 PM on Mon Jan 29 2007
By Jason Chen
509 views, 20 comments

gadgets

Schwag Ideas: Ball-point Pen Chandelier

With every damn booth at CES giving out a cheap pen, I think this pen chandelier by artist En Pieza would be the best use for all of them. More »

4:03 PM on Thu Jan 11 2007
By Travis Hudson
397 views, 2 comments

gadgets

USB Stylus Pen

Sure this pen will run you $69 and only holds 128MB of storage, but the design is a fresh revision of a classic. A fine ballpoint with replaceable ink cartridges, the pen also doubles...err...triples as a PDA stylus as well. Though, to be fair, we're not certain if that means you are expected to just press the screen with the pen all Wall Street ghetto style. More »

11:21 AM on Sun Dec 3 2006
By Mark Wilson
2,487 views, 7 comments

gadgets

Lipstick Pen: If James Bond Were a Drag Queen

Q: "Mr. Bond, please try out our latest invention in your arsenal."
B: "This is...lipstick?"
Q: "No! It only appears to be lipstick! Really, it's a secret pen."
B: "Umm, for what?"
Q: "So you can write secret messages!"
B: "No explosives?"
Q: "Nope."
B: "Laser beams?"
Q: "Definitely not."
B: "Does it come in a less tarty color? People think I'm a manwhore already." – Mark Wilson More »

2:30 PM on Sat Oct 28 2006
By Mark Wilson
768 views, 15 comments

gadgets

Father's Day: Montegrappa for Ferrari Pen

Father's Day is just a couple of days away, so here's an idea for that sporty dad: How about a limited-edition Ferrari pen by Montegrappa, available as a fountain pen, rollerball or capped ballpoint? More »

12:15 PM on Fri Jun 16 2006
By Charlie White
1,197 views, 4 comments