bjornkeizers
02-19-2004, 01:45 PM
Hi all!
I did some shopping monday and bought myself another pen (I already mentioned this last year - I'm becoming a pen addict!)
I've always been fascinated by the Fisher Space Pens - they write at any angle, even upside down. In zero gravity, the vacuum of space, and anywhere from freezing to boiling on any surface. NASA uses them on all manned space flights since the 60's. So, I phoned my local pen pusher, and they had a few in stock. 20 minutes later, I was holding a Fisher Space Pen "Bullet"
Fisher Space Pen Website (http://www.spacepen.com/usa/index2.htm)
Products -> Bullet -> Original bullet pens
I must say, I'm very impressed with it. It works like an ordinary pen, just slightly different. The pen itself is rather short with a big cap. You insert the pen into the cap point-first, and you're left with a very small bullet like pen with a black stylus poimt at the end.
When you want to write with the pen, you pull the cap end off, and stick it on the back of the pen - so now you have a very long pen with the pen on one end and the stylus or the other. This obviously makes it very easy to switch from paper to PDA, without the need for any button pushing or rotating.
The pen itself is a thing of beauty. Light as a feather and very well balanced, it writes like a dream. It isn't a pen - it's more an extension of my hand. It feels rather like a scalpel - a precision instrument. You can really feel the craftsmenship that went into making this pen. Pure poetry in motion. I've heard from a few people who own pens that are older then I am, who've had them for 30 odd years, and they're still using them! 8O
And now the interesting part for us PPC geeks! There's also one with a stylus point at the end of the cap. You can use it either in the open or closed position. I prefer to use it open, with the pen exposed. It's better balanced and more comfortable to use that way. The point itself is very nice. Good, smooth point. Not too thick, not too thin. It floats over the Ipaq's screen. No friction whatsoever.
The price is very reasonable at around $20 - $25. Refills aren't cheap - around $7 at most retailers - though not everyone has them, obviously.
About the only downside is that the stylus model is only available in chrome and matte black - not in the cool lacquered colors or even plated.. though that's probably a good thing with the amount of pilfering going on in the office anyways :lol:
Definitely a must-have pen! Next month, I'm getting me an AG7 :D
I did some shopping monday and bought myself another pen (I already mentioned this last year - I'm becoming a pen addict!)
I've always been fascinated by the Fisher Space Pens - they write at any angle, even upside down. In zero gravity, the vacuum of space, and anywhere from freezing to boiling on any surface. NASA uses them on all manned space flights since the 60's. So, I phoned my local pen pusher, and they had a few in stock. 20 minutes later, I was holding a Fisher Space Pen "Bullet"
Fisher Space Pen Website (http://www.spacepen.com/usa/index2.htm)
Products -> Bullet -> Original bullet pens
I must say, I'm very impressed with it. It works like an ordinary pen, just slightly different. The pen itself is rather short with a big cap. You insert the pen into the cap point-first, and you're left with a very small bullet like pen with a black stylus poimt at the end.
When you want to write with the pen, you pull the cap end off, and stick it on the back of the pen - so now you have a very long pen with the pen on one end and the stylus or the other. This obviously makes it very easy to switch from paper to PDA, without the need for any button pushing or rotating.
The pen itself is a thing of beauty. Light as a feather and very well balanced, it writes like a dream. It isn't a pen - it's more an extension of my hand. It feels rather like a scalpel - a precision instrument. You can really feel the craftsmenship that went into making this pen. Pure poetry in motion. I've heard from a few people who own pens that are older then I am, who've had them for 30 odd years, and they're still using them! 8O
And now the interesting part for us PPC geeks! There's also one with a stylus point at the end of the cap. You can use it either in the open or closed position. I prefer to use it open, with the pen exposed. It's better balanced and more comfortable to use that way. The point itself is very nice. Good, smooth point. Not too thick, not too thin. It floats over the Ipaq's screen. No friction whatsoever.
The price is very reasonable at around $20 - $25. Refills aren't cheap - around $7 at most retailers - though not everyone has them, obviously.
About the only downside is that the stylus model is only available in chrome and matte black - not in the cool lacquered colors or even plated.. though that's probably a good thing with the amount of pilfering going on in the office anyways :lol:
Definitely a must-have pen! Next month, I'm getting me an AG7 :D