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Flowlight: Like a Blackboard With Lasers

Precisely how the Flowlight would work is a little unclear, but the design page notes that a base station would focus a laser beam 100 times a second into a point in the space, creating small plasma points that glow in mid air. Users could then use the pen to draw and write, making doodles look like some sort of fantastic light show. It's kind of like a cross between and blackboard and a laser pointer—which would be extremely cool if the product actually existed. More »

6:00 PM on Fri Jul 25 2008
By Sean Fallon
9,152 views, 30 comments

Latest by Klappstuhl: Or you could use it to make a Mark II Suit that wmakes you fly and shoot repulsor blasts. What? Just guessing. more »

pens

Evolution Pen Can Shift its Weight from Butt to Bust

Luxury pens make for a peculiarly classic gadget. Instead of being driven by the latest microprocessor manufacturing techniques, pens innovate purely on design alone—mechanics at their most simple. And this Conway Stewart Evolution pen features a mechanical trick that took three years to develop. The user can adjust the pen's center of gravity from the front to the back depending on fatigue and handwriting style (surely just an adjustable weight, to engineer it perfectly is the challenge). And with its engraved solid silver body, the Evolution is quite "sharp," as my pen-collecting mother would say. Only 200 will be produced for $2,700 apiece. [Conway Stewart via BornRich]

2:00 PM on Mon Jun 23 2008
By Mark Wilson
3,832 views, 26 comments

Latest by Canthros: @Canthros: Ah, inexpensive but good fountain pens well under $100. I knew there were others than the Pilot Knight, but couldn't recall them at the time. Any of these would serve you well if you're looking for something better than more »

all-in-one pc

Proview All-in-One PC is iMac-esque, with Pen-Writing Screen

Several all-in-one desktop PCs seem to have taken design inspiration from the iMac recently, but Proview's upcoming VD1-26W has the added feature of a pen-sensitive screen for freehand writing, drawing and, presumably, mousing. It's no HP Touchsmart, but is pretty slimline, with connections and ports pushed into a small box on its rear, and has a 26-inch screen with 1000:1 contrast and glass protective shield. There's little more info, other than it does both VGA signal input and output and has its own wireless pen, so you'll have to watch this space for both price and availability. [Aving]

5:47 AM on Wed Jun 11 2008
By Kit Eaton
4,911 views, 14 comments

Latest by Pantone: You guys have much to learn about apple fanboys and how they think... this is... only the tip of the iceberg more »

wireless

Wireless Bluetooth Pen Puts Your Mid-Air Penmanship to the Test

Bluetooth enabled pens are nothing new, but they generally require something like special dotted paper to function properly. SMK Corp claims that their new "Wireless Input Pen" is the first device of its kind to transmit characters written in mid air. Combined with Bluetooth, the pen utilizes a a built-in triaxial acceleration sensor to detect the position of the pen when characters are formed, then transmits that information to a PC. More »

7:45 PM on Tue Jun 10 2008
By Sean Fallon
2,073 views, 7 comments

titanic

Titanic DNA Fountain Pens Made With Real Wreckage

Last year we brought you news that designers Romain Jerome were making wristwatches out of parts acquired from Titanic herself, and now they're doing it again, this time with a fountain pen. The Titanic DNA pen has a steel band made from genuine wreck-salvaged rusty metal mixed with other steel from the shipyards that originally made the ill-fated ship. More »

4:30 PM on Sun May 18 2008
By Kit Eaton
8,493 views, 27 comments

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
16,780 views, 25 comments

Latest by n/a: The pen is ok. I got one and have found that it does not do much. How many of you have 10 pens, but can't find one when you need it? I am afraid of loosing this thing all the more »

smartpens

Livescribe Pulse Smartpen Here

Hey, we just got one of those Livescribe Pulse Smartpens. You remember these, right? The Pulse is one of my favorite gadgets from the past year, because it'll do basic computing like math and translation via a paper UI. But more importantly for a reporter or student, or anyone who takes notes, it'll record voice notes that you can play back by clicking on the text you wrote at that moment. Pretty insane. More to come in a bit.

3:54 PM on Fri May 2 2008
By Brian Lam
3,309 views, 10 comments

Latest by Sora57: smartpenispulse. Hmm. more »

pencil mania

Peg Pencil the Bastard Son of a, Yep, You Got It, Clothes Peg and a, Soz, Pencil

This retractable pencil, by Yuta Watanabe, is very Muji, if you ask me. Yuta's amusing yet functional design should have no problem finding its way onto the desk of architects, creatives, the odd eco-freako and, of course, washerwomen whose unemployment, thanks to electric clothes dryers, has meant they have had to find alternative employment as Gizmodo writers. [Sub-Studio via SwissMiss]

8:47 AM on Fri Feb 15 2008
By AddyDugdale
4,215 views, 14 comments

patent

Philips Patents Expressive Pen That Writes Out Your Mood


The designers at Philips have been busy "emotionizing" their products, what with the cuddly Aurea TVs, and their emotional reactive jewelry. Now they have got designs on the humble pen, with a patented invention for a writing implement that actually records the mood of the writer while they're writing stuff. Its finger contact sensors detect give-aways like heartbeat, skin temperature and the pressure you exert on pen and paper, which it then uses to actually morph the look of the ink stroke: More »

10:15 AM on Tue Jan 15 2008
By Kit Eaton
2,483 views, 5 comments

Latest by god_hottie: Seems very interesting!!! My friends told me on CASUALLOVING dot COM about this news, such a pen. Now view it on here... magical pen, but as ITSMRJP said... would be awesome with this thing... more »

cellphones

Half of Japanese Bestsellers Typed on Phones, Printed on Paper

The big deal in Japan right now are keitai shousetsu, mobile phone novels that are composed on the phone, released electronically as serials, then compiled into the ancient paper-bound codex we're still trying to ditch. In the first six months of 2007, half of the top 10 bestselling novels in Japan were originally thumbtyped on a phone, and have averaged 400,000 copies each in sales. Most of these novels are written by women, and involve some seriously messed-up subject matter. More »

11:18 AM on Mon Dec 10 2007
By Wilson Rothman
6,525 views, 19 comments

Latest by Jesse in Japan: @RiceBandit: I'm sorry for my last comment, I didn't realize that you were quoting Pope John Peeps II directly. more »

peripherals

A1Pro Keyboard Has Handwriting Pad With Character Recognition

This A1Pro keyboard isn't that useful for us, who can type just fine with the standard QWERTY keys, but is incredibly useful for, say, Chinese people who want to write characters the way they're used to writing on paper (typing takes a lot longer to learn). The keyboard looks normal on the left, but instead of a numpad, it has a smallish glowing tablet. If we ever wanted to write in Chinese—which we haven't done in about 14 years—we'd pick up one of these for $25.48. [Dealextreme via Crave via Gearfuse]

2:00 PM on Wed Sep 19 2007
By Jason Chen
1,834 views, 7 comments

Latest by CountryDevil: @GEISRUD Yea all the right-handed people get all the cool stuff. But remember, the will always be true... If the right side of the brain controls the left side of the body, then ONLY left-handed people are in their right minds. Oh more »

no animals were hurt writing this post

Lunacalante Stereo Leaves CDs Naked

Hers Design have produced this chic, top-loading CD stereo for Metaphys, called Luncalante. The device, which is not yet in production, is distinguished by allowing the loaded CD's bottom portion to protrude partially. Specifications are not available at present, but we like the idea a lot. I am hoping it will shed light on the secret life of saucy CDs... More »

8:48 PM on Sat Aug 18 2007
By Haroon Malik
3,512 views, 11 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
2,701 views, 16 comments

gadgets

Morph Pad

Two types of phone calls in the office bore people to tears: conference calls and nagging-wife calls. For these circumstances, there's the Morph Pad, a writing pad that you can mold and shape to all kinds of different designs. You can make a wavy sideways structure, a curvy vertical statue, or some kinda fanned out deal. More »

6:30 PM on Mon Jul 24 2006
By Jason Chen
351 views, 2 comments

gadgets

Water Writing With Waves: We Wonder Why

Japanese researches in Akishima Laboratories working with Osaka University made great strides in the field of writing on water. Why would someone want to do this? Why ask Why? Try Bud Dry. Theme parks and hotels like the Bellagio would use this to make water shows to entertain their patrons. More »

5:29 PM on Mon Jul 24 2006
By Jason Chen
1,477 views, 6 comments

gadgets

Shower Journalism

Are you trying to launch your aspiring rap career but can't remember those dope rhymes about bitches and cars you belted out in the shower? Problem solved, homie. This erasable shower note tablet allows you to take notes down in the shower, write down freestyle lyrics, or just draw a quick self portrait. It hangs on your wall with suction cups (probably the worst method ever, but whatever) and uses waterproof crayons to create your artistic vision. Trust us, it's stylin'. You can grab one now for only $15.99. More »

7:38 PM on Tue Jan 3 2006
By gizmodo.com
255 views, 2 comments

Latest by thetourist: this is perfect. my bath boy drowned, and i've been looking for a new one. more »