This tape measure is so much more than just an inches and centimeters tape measure. This baby is also equipped with a calculator, a bright LED light, a notepad and a pen.

Flip-open top reveals eight-digit display calculator, adhesive memo pad and mini pen. LED light beam emits directly above measureing tape to brighten measuring surfaces. Durable metal clip conveniently attaches to belt loops or tool belts.

The Tape Measure Multi-Tool is made of ABS plastic and measures 2.75(H) x 1.75(W) x 3.5(L) inches. The product is available from the HotRef website for $7.99.

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The clever Post-A-Note pen comes with a built-in cartridge filled with small yellow Post-it inspired notes, so you’ll never have to worry about being without paper again.

It looks just like a smart, high-quality ballpoint pen, but turn the barrel and it dispenses a brightly-coloured self-adhesive note so your message won’t be missed.

• Choose polished Black or brushed Stainless Steel finish
• Pack of 6 extra paper cartridges also available

The Post-A-Note Pen is available from Expert Verdict for £19.95 (about $29 USD).

(Bookofjoe via Foolish Gadgets)

This accessory for iPhone or iPod Touch combines a stylus pen for the touch-sensitive screen with a stand that you can use when watching something in widescreen mode.

Features:

• Mount to any flat surface
• Mount to either left or right side
• As a stand for your iPhone, iPod Touch…
• Detachable
• Comfortable
• No more finger print on your Screen
• More Accurate
• Portable

The iPhone Styles / Stand Combo is yours for $12.99 from the USB Fever website.

Can’t stand the thought of having to write things down the old fashion way, using pen and paper? Maybe this pen with a keyboard wrapped around its barrel will help to ease your computer abstinence. For best result, use it together with the Icon Notepad.

The best of two writing worlds, this keyboard pen is bound to be a hit with computer geeks, writers or anyone else who hits the board on a daily basis.

Designed in New York City.

The Manual Keyboard Pen is yours for $62 from UncommonGoods.

This fully working ballpoint pen also functions as a cell phone charger. It requires only one AA battery to provide your flat battery with an extra 100 minutes worth of power.

It comes with 5 different adapters for various mobile phones, such as Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, etc.

Product Specifications:

• Charge your mobile phone by 1 piece of AA alkaline bettery or NI-MH rechargeable battery
• Useful ball pen
• Special design, modern style, compact and portable
• Charging time: approx. 100 mins
• Standby time: approx. 20 hours
• Talk time: approx. up to 2 hours
• Size: 146*20mm
• Weight: 45g

The One Battery Mobile Charger Pen is available from gadget4all.com for $19.

A couple of months ago we saw the release of the 8GB Swiss Army Knife. Now you can get the famous multifunction pocket tool with a 16GB storage capacity, and they have even managed to squeeze in a LED flashlight this time.

The USB flash drive is removable and you will also get a retractable ball point pen. Another bonus is that it’s actually an original Swiss army knife this time, manufactured by the Victorinox company.

The SwissFlash Flight 16GB Knife is yours for $212 from Victorinox Swiss Army.

(Via Chip Chick)

We have seen these kind of spy gadgets before, the “secret agent” USB pens that are capable of recording both audio and video.

The are two main differences with this model though; this one actually writes and it comes with 4GB of storage space instead of 1.

Durable constructed pen with smooth writing with ink that can be changed with standard refills. Simply plug into a standard USB port to watch the video. No drivers or outside power source needed.

Features:

• One Touch Color Digital Recording
• Looks And Functions Like An Ordinary Pen
• Records up to 30 hours of Video And Audio (4GB)
• Direct USB Connection To PC
• Video Compression: AVI
• Video Format: 352*288
• USB Interface: USB 2.0
• Per Min Recording Mode: Continuous recording unit memory is full or manually turned off
• Adaptor Type: USB adaptor charging cable
• Battery Use Time: About 2h
• Compatible with Windows98/98SE/ME/2000/XP/ MAC OS / LINUX
• Dimension: 150 x 15 x 15 mm
• Weight: 30g

The 4GB Camcorder Pen is available from the BrickHouse Security website for $249.95. They also have a 2GB model for $199.95.

(Chip Chick via OhGizmo)

This pen-shaped device acts a normal laser pointer for presentations and such, but can also be transformed into a “disco laser” using the included adaptor.

Features:

• Laser Stars cover area (1 m): 130 x 130 cm
• Max Output: <30mW
• Wavelength: 532nm
• Class IIIB Laser Product
• Length: 16 cm

The Green Laser Stars and Pointer requires 2 x AAA batteries and the product is available from the Gadget Brando website for $51.

The Swiss army knife with USB drive has been around for a while in a 2GB model. Now you can get a similar multitool with an 8GB storage capacity.

Features:

• USB Flash Memory – 8GB
• Knife – Blade Length 34mm
• Pen
• Scissors – Blade Length 15mm
• Nail File – Length 28mm
• 2.5mm Flat Tip Screwdriver
• Replaceable Ink Cartridge
• Internal Watch Battery for LED light
• Cool Red See-through handle
• Dimension: 58×20x16mm (LxWxD)

The 8GB Swiss Army Knife USB Drive is sold by Chinavsion for 28.53 EUR (about $44 USD). They also offer a 4GB model ($26) from their website.

The Dane-Elec Zpen device provides you with a quick and easy way to transfer all of your handwritten notes directly to your computer, kind of like we have seen with the Iogear, the Quickies and the Mobile Notetaker.

Zpen works by attaching the recieverbox onto a notepad or clipboard (up to A4 in size) and switch it on. Now you can write down whatever or as much as you want, using the Zpen ballpen, and it will be transfered directly to the memorystick in the recieverbox. The memorystick can hold up to 1 GB of data = A LOT of notes!

When you then are done for the day and want to transfer the notes to your PC, all you have to do is to plug it into a USB port on your PC and open one of the three “tools” that are included in the Zpen set.

The Dane-Elec Zpen is available over at the Gadgets.dk website for 899 DKK (about $186 USD).

This quite discrete “secret agent pen” features a built-in 1GB flash memory and it is capable or recording almost 3 hours of video with audio.

Sitting in your shirt pocket, standing in the pen cup or lying on the desk no-one will ever notice as you secretly capture their every move. The built in flash stores the video until it is ready to be downloaded to a computer via USB, and with 1GB of memory you’ll get almost 3 hours of recording time.

The video is encoded on the fly through a buffer system to MPEG 4 and if the battery runs low during a recording session the pen will ensure it writes the video from the buffer to flash before shutting down. All video is captured with audio making this the perfect tool for recording confessions, secret rendezvous or interviews.

The pen itself is an attractive writing instrument with a gloss black finish on the main body, rubber finger grip and chrome detailing.

Features:

• Rubber Finger Grip
• Universal Replaceable Ink Cartridge
• Easy USB Charging/ Transfer
• Internal Flash Memory: 1GB
• Improved CMOS sensor
• White Balance Adjust
• Focus Range: 150mm~Infinity
• Format: MPEG4 -AVI
• Frame Rate: 15fps
• Capture Resolution: 352×288
• Audio Format: 128kbps PCM Audio
• Power Source: USB Charging -Internal Battery
• Built In Microphone: Max Audio Range 10 Meters
• Dimension: 148mm (L) x 16mm (Diameter)

The Secret Agent Pen Camcorder with Audio (1GB) is available over at the Chinavsion website for 138.18 EUR (about $212 USD).

(Via Geeky Gadgets)

In the same line as the fans and dog tags that we have seen earlier, this pen allows you to create and display your personal scrolling LED message.

Features:

• Create your own message and display in the LED Pen
• Scroll LED to show the message up to 20 characters
• Characters: A-Z a-z 0-9 !?,:’@#&+-*/= and so on
• Length (incl: LED displaying screen): 17.5 cm
• LR44 battery x 3 pcs

The Your Own LED Message Pen is available from Gadget Brando for $15

Here we have yet another example of a pen that is trying to be something more than just a pen. This model also features a stylus and a laser pointer.

The 3 in One pen has a regular ball pen in it’s slender alu-body but can with a twist of the blue band be changed into a nylon stylo. Perfect for plotting in data on all types of handhelds.

On top of this you will never, ever again look like a complete fool during meetings, lectures, presentations, etc. with your 3 in one pen. This is because it has a build in laser pointer in the top end of the pen so that you can sit calmly in you chair and point at everything in your powerpoint presentation without constantly having to walk infront of the projected image.

The 3-in-1 Pen is yours for DKK 29 (about $6 USD) from Gadgets.dk.

This discreet multifunction ballpoint pen features 2GB of memory storage and a built-in microphone capable of recording up to 64 hours of audio.

You can also use it to store files or to play songs in MP3 or WMA format. The Discreet 2GB Pen is available from SkyMall for $89.99.

This lightweight multi-gadget pen features (in addition to the ballpoint pen): a mini flashlight, a laser pointer, a bank note checker and a stylus pen.

5 in 1 Gagdet Pen allows you to write conveniently in the dark. It also has a stylus for you to use on PDAs, mobile phones or even to play NDS. It also consists of red laser pointer and bank note checker, too. It is undoubtedly a multi-function pen.

Features:

• Mini torch, Laser pointer, Bank note checker, Stylus, Ball pen
• Lightweight and portable
• Size: 132 x 18 x 12 mm
• Weight: 30g

The 5 in 1 Gagdet Pen is available from gadget4all.com for $11.

(Via Coolest Gadgets)

This silver ballpoint pen works an a USB drive and allows you to secretly – if the size of the pen won’t blow your cover, that is – record video in AVI format.

Features:

• Work as a USB drive (no driver needed)
• Colour video recording
• Length Size: 15 cm, Diameter: 1.5 cm
• Format: AVI video format, 640 x 480 pixels
• Internal Memory: 1GB
• Video file size: >500KB per min
• Recording mode :continuous recording until memory is full or manually off
• Adaptor type: USB adaptor charging cable
• Built-in rechargable Battery type : Lithium-ion
• Record time : up to 5 hours
• Battery use time : about 3 hours

The Spy Pocket Video Recorder Pen ($118) is available at Gadget Brando.

This silver steel MP3 pen features features a 512MB USB 2.0 flash memory and the ability to record hours of audio with the built-in high quality mic.

Features:

• Memory: 512MB
• Music Format: MP3, WMA, WAV, ACT
• Built in MIC
• Record Format: ACT
• USB: 2.0
• 4 Button Control
• Pen Housing: Full Steel
• Replaceable Ink From Standard Ink Cartridges
• EQ Modes: Normal/Classical/Jazz/Pop/Rock/Soft
• LED Indicator Lights
• System: Window 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista Mac 9.X +
• Power Source: Built in Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
• Dimension: 144×14x14mm (LxWxD)

The MP3 Pen is available from Chinavision for $32. Software, power adapter, USB cable, a pair of earphones and a neck strap is included in the price.

The Livescribe Smart Pen is a useful tool capable of recording audio and text, and then have it transferred to a computer through a USB docking cradle.

At first glance the Smart Pen looks like a very oversized pen and that’s because it contains an ARM processor along with a host of other digital accessories including a built-in speaker, headphone jack and OLED display. While writing, the infrared camera in the tip scans special dot-covered paper at 72 Hertz and records everything you scribble down.

At the same time, users can record audio through two noise cancelling microphones located near the top of the pen. For extra noisy environments, the Livescribe comes with special 3D recording headphones which, according to company reps, can record a whisper from the back of a noisy auditorium. Recorded audio is synchronized to the text for easy playback.

The Livescribe will be available in March in a 1GB ($149) and a 2GB ( $199) model. More information and a couple of videos can be found at TG Daily.

(Via Prylfeber)

Groqit helps you keep track of what you own, and avoid buying it twice, by simply reading the barcodes on items you own.

You can use a Groqit without a computer. Just read the barcodes on items you own and take the Groqit with you. It will tell you when you wand a barcode in a store whether or not it has it already in your own inventory.

As a Groqit owner you can use the groqit.com website to translate barcodes, lookup items by author or title and store a backup copy of your personal inventory online (just in case) for free.

The Groqit is avilable from the groqit.com website for $95.

(The Gadgeteer via The Red Ferret Journal)

The classic Etch A Sketch mechanical drawing toy comes in all shapes and sizes. Now it is also available in the shape of a fully working ballpoint pen.

Turn the two control knobs of The Etch-a-Sketch Game Pen to create a drawing. Shake it up-side down to erase and try again.

Features

• Ballpoint pens with working versions of games on them
• Batteries included (when required)
• Twistable rubber grips retract ballpoint pen tip
• Uses standard D-1 mini ballpoint refills

The Etch A Sketch Pen is available from Vat 19 for $5.50. They also have one model with the classic Operation physical skills game for the same price.

(Via Nerd Approved)