Totally Random Pen Stuff 8 is a round-up of interesting pen related blog posts that we have recently come across.
Rollerball Pen Writes Electronic Circuits
OK, this has to be one of the coolest rollerball pens ever: It writes with silver ink that dries into functioning electronic circuitry.
According to MSNBC, the pen was developed by engineering students from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
25 Year Old Uniball Still Works
Are you one of those people who get excited when you manage to keep the same pen for six months without losing it?
Then how about this: A stationers in London recently discovered a Uniball pen that had been tucked away for 25 years – and it still works.
The UB100 is a basic stick pen with a blue plastic barrel. It was launched by Mitsubishi Pencil Co. in 1979, the first rollerball pen to use a metal tip at the time, thus earning the name “uni-ball.”
Zebra Expandz Ballpoint Pens Available in Three Splendid New Barrel Colours
I am a big fan of Zebra pens they are of the high quality that you would expect from a Japanese manufacturer and among their range are some quite unique pens that are very practical.
One such pen is the highly popular Zebra Expandz ballpoint pen with an expandable and retractable barrel which is only 103mm in length when closed and 133mm when the barrel is expanded.
Review: Artline Calligraphy Pen
Want to add extra panache to your writing on invitations, posters, school projects, or scrapbooks?
You might try the Artline Calligraphy Pen.
As you can see from the writing sample, there’s no guarantee that it will turn your handwriting into a work of art. But the polyester fiber tip, cut so that letters wax and wane as the pen moves, will help give your words flourish without requiring the use of a fountain pen.