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TM2 is a $175 titanium case for a $1 Sharpie that you’ll want

NEWS – From the why-would-anyone-pay-this-much-for-something-like-this-but-give-it-to-me-now file comes the TM2. What is it? It’s an aluminum, black anodized aluminum, copper, brass, or titanium case/cover for the classic Sharpie permanent marker. How does it work? Take a Sharpie marker, throw away the cap, unscrew the 2 halves of TM2 case, slide the Sharpie into it, screw the […]

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Monocarbon carbon fiber pen holder review

REVIEW – Do you have your small items like remotes, pens, and such scattered all willy-nilly? Oh! The horror! As a Gadgeteer, we must keep organized, and a great way to do that is with high-tech carbon fiber! What is it? The Monocarbon pen holder is a cup constructed of 100% genuine carbon fiber. What’s

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Monocarbon carbon fiber rollerball pen review

By Garry Kolb / June 2, 2021 / Reviews / EDC, Pens / 4 Comments

REVIEW – Sometimes, you need to make a statement. People use several things to make those statements. Designer clothing, swiss watches, and other statement pieces that set a tone or expectation. One that is used heavily in business is the pen. When you’re inking that multi-million dollar contract, you don’t want to whip out the

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The most expensive EDC pen you won’t be able to get out of your head

By Julie Strietelmeier / May 9, 2021 / News / EDC, Pens / 3 Comments

NEWS – Just look at those EDC pens. It’s the TPX10 from MecArmy and it’s insanely cool for 5 reasons. First of all, it’s a mini bolt-action pen so yeah. Secondly, it’s available in 4 finishes including the titanium bronze (above on the left) and the wickedly cool Zirconium (on the right), titanium (below), and

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It’s a pen and it’s a stabby stabber

By Julie Strietelmeier / April 18, 2021 / News / EDC, Pens, weapon / 3 Comments

NEWS – It gets a little tiresome when everything that happens to have a point on it is called tactical, but you have to admit that people love reading about EDC gear (including myself), so here we go with another multi-tool, multi-function, tactical (there, I said it) pen. It’s the Stinger and I’m guessing if

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Here’s a unique titanium pen that doubles as a bookmark

By Julie Strietelmeier / March 16, 2021 / News / EDC, Pens / Leave a Comment

NEWS – I may be a gadgeteer, but I love my analog gear just as much as my digital gadgets. Case in point, pens, and journals. That’s why the CW&T Type-C pen from Baum Kuchen caught my eye. This pen is made of titanium and features a unique flat (3.5mm) design that allows it to

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This EDC pen is a lot cooler than a Fisher Space Pen

By Julie Strietelmeier / March 12, 2021 / News / EDC, Pens / 1 Comment

NEWS – What’s your favorite EDC pen? Is it the popular Fisher Space Pen? That pen is cool, but you should also take a look at the Techliner Super Shorty which is a collaboration of CRKT and Mike Bond of Ti2 Design. I reviewed the original Ti2 Design Techliner pen and still consider it a

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WUBEN Gecko E61 Rechargeable Penlight review – a multi-function EDC pen

By Julie Strietelmeier / January 29, 2021 / Reviews / EDC, Flashlight, Pens / 8 Comments

REVIEW – Unless you’re a nocturnal animal, it’s hard to see what you’re writing when it’s dark. WUBEN decided that having a built-in rechargeable light on an EDC style pen would be a great idea to fix that problem. Let’s see if they were right by taking a look at the WUBEN Gecko E61 Rechargeable

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Aurora Talentum Finesse Fountain Pen review

By Dave Rees / December 16, 2020 / Reviews / Pens / Leave a Comment

REVIEW – The Aurora Talentum Finesse is the second fountain pen I have ever used. I originally reviewed the Namiki Falcon fountain pen way back in 2013 and to be honest, have only used it occasionally to handwrite a letter or note on special occasions. Really no fault of its own, I really like it

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Faber-Castell Hexo Pen review

By Julian Perry / December 11, 2020 / Reviews / Pens / Leave a Comment

REVIEW – Believe it or not, it has been years since I started my search for a nice writing ballpoint pen. I have purchased several pens from online stores, in the under $30 price range, but none of them feel just write or should I say make me feel like that is the pen that

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Galen Leather Co. zippered leather 10-slot pen case review

By Julie Strietelmeier / October 4, 2020 / Reviews / Cases and Covers, Notebooks, Pens, stationery / 4 Comments

REVIEW – I want to see a show of hands, how many of you love leather AND pens AND notebooks? Then here is a wonderful accessory to add to your collection of stationery storage gear. It’s the zippered leather 10-slot pen case from Galen Leather Co. Let’s check it out. What is it? The zippered

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Kaweco Sport Fountain Pen Cognac – Galen Leather Co. edition review

By Julie Strietelmeier / September 30, 2020 / Reviews / Pens / Leave a Comment

REVIEW – As a fountain pen novice, I have been enjoying testing this style of pen in the past few weeks. Galen Leather Co. is my new teacher by offering me two different fountain pens from their shop. The first one they sent me to test was the Scrkiss 419 fountain pen and more recently

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Scrikss 419 fountain pen review

By Julie Strietelmeier / September 3, 2020 / Reviews / Pens / 6 Comments

REVIEW – As an avid journaler, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that I also like pens and pencils. When it comes to pens, my favorites are Pilot G-2 gel pens, but I’m always ready to try something new. As luck would have it, the folks at Galen Leather offered to send me a Scrikss

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This bolt-action pen has a built-in flashlight

By Julie Strietelmeier / August 24, 2020 / News / EDC, Flashlight, Pens / Leave a Comment

NEWS – The OPen 2 from Olight is a ballpoint pen with an integrated LED flashlight. The barrel of this EDC pen is black with a bolt-action lever on the side that extends and retracts the pen. The LED flashlight features 4 brightness levels ranging from 5 to 120 lumens and up to 10 hours

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Ulex breathing pen review – this pen writes and helps you relax

By Guanshan Fix / July 30, 2020 / Reviews / Crowdfunded, Pens / Leave a Comment

REVIEW – As someone who struggles with day to day anxiety, I’m a huge fidgeter. While I have many different fidget toys, I’ve had a hard time finding fidget items that are discrete enough to use in a professional setting. The Ulex Breathing Pen blends in perfectly in a work environment allowing me to fidget

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The BIC 4 Color multi-pen from your childhood just got an update

By Julie Strietelmeier / June 16, 2020 / News / Pencils, Pens / 11 Comments

NEWS – Check this out pen and pencil fanatics! The wonderfully retro 4 Color multi-pen from BIC is celebrating its 50yr birthday and has been updated to now include a mechanical pencil.* You get red, blue, and black ink pens, along with a 0.7 mm retractable lead pencil that replaces the green pen that is

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BIGiDESIGN Ti Mini Pen is short on size, long on function

By Andy Jacobs / June 10, 2020 / News / EDC, Pens / Leave a Comment

NEWS – Despite so much of our information and data going digital, pens are still used by billions of people every day, and clever, cool-looking new pen designs are still being produced at a rapid pace. When we here at The Gadgeteer see one that piques our interest, of course we share it with you.

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Arrow & Eaves Pocket Keychain Pen review

By Julie Strietelmeier / April 7, 2020 / Reviews / EDC, Pens / 2 Comments

REVIEW – In my opinion, pens are like money, you can never have enough! I feel the same way about EDC Gear, so a pen that is worthy enough to become part of my EDC is definitely worth taking a look at. Today I want to show you the keychain pen from Arrow & Eaves.

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Lochby Journals and Tool Roll have a rugged, adventurous style

By Andy Jacobs / April 6, 2020 / News / Notebooks, Pens / 1 Comment

NEWS – Back in December 2018, I reviewed several products from Bond Travel Gear and was impressed with all of them. Sometime between then and now, Bond Travel Gear metamorphosized into Lochby, a brand with products that appear somewhat similar to Bond Travel Gear’s in design, but have a much more classic, adventurous spirit and

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Bastion EDC Bolt Action Pen review

By Andy Jacobs / April 3, 2020 / Reviews / EDC, Pens / 1 Comment

REVIEW – Although in my day job as an engineer I’ve begun to convert over to digital note-taking out of practicality, I still do take quite a few handwritten notes, and if truth be told, I enjoy it—there’s something quite satisfying about writing with a good pen in a good notebook. Over the past several

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