GeekAlerts » pencil http://www.geekalerts.com Gadgets and Design Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:46:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 V8 Engine Pencil Sharpener http://www.geekalerts.com/v8-engine-pencil-sharpener/ http://www.geekalerts.com/v8-engine-pencil-sharpener/#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:30:11 +0000 Robert Birming http://www.geekalerts.com/?p=3409 V8 Engine Pencil Sharpener

Those of you who enjoyed last year’s V8 Alarm Clock now gets a chance to sharpen your pencils in the same style using this fun BBC Top Gear V8 Pencil Sharpener.

Insert a pencil and shatter the silence of your office with authentic V8 thunder. This novel pencil sharpener even makes a stalling sound when the shavings tray is full.

Although it’s really powered by batteries, it’s easy to pretend you’ve got a gas guzzler on your desk with this V8 engine shaped sharpener.

The Top Gear V8 Pencil Sharpener measures 14 x 9 x 7 cm and requires 4 x AA batteries. The product is available from the ShinyShack website for £11.99 (about $20 USD).

(Via Nerd Approved)

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The waterproof notepad Shower Genius is easily mounted on the wall of your shower and allows you to write down your brilliant ideas while getting ready for the day.

A pencil is stored in the top, and you have 25 sheets of the best waterproof paper around: “Rite in the Rain” all-weather writing paper, a patented substrate created for use in outdoor writing situations.

The Shower Genius Waterproof Notepad is available from ThinkGeek for $14.99.

]]> http://www.geekalerts.com/waterproof-notepad/feed/ 1 Moss Pencil http://www.geekalerts.com/moss-pencil/ http://www.geekalerts.com/moss-pencil/#comments Sat, 10 Nov 2007 12:22:33 +0000 Robert Birming http://www.geekalerts.com/moss-pencil/ Moss Pencil

A groovy Moss Pencil ($7) designed by Sirampuch Samumpai from Thailand.

(Via Stuart Witts)

]]> http://www.geekalerts.com/moss-pencil/feed/ 5 Digital Pencil for Laptops and PDAs http://www.geekalerts.com/digital-pencil-for-laptops-and-pdas/ http://www.geekalerts.com/digital-pencil-for-laptops-and-pdas/#comments Mon, 13 Aug 2007 09:06:22 +0000 Robert Birming http://www.geekalerts.com/digital-pencil-for-laptops-and-pdas/ Digital Pencil

The Digital Pencil from Suck UK is meant to make life easier by using it instead of your finger when navigating around the touch pad of computer or PDA.

It doesn’t really feel like we’re looking at a future success here. Isn’t part of the idea with these gadgets the freedom of not having to use extra tools?

I’m on a MacBook Pro and spend probably about 95% using only the keys and touch pad to navigate. How about you, would you find a Digital Pencil useful?

Made from a super special space age silicone material that exactly mimics the electrical resistance and supplety of a human finger. You know how hard it can be to navigate around your Laptop computer using your index finger on the touch pad, well this stubby little ‘pencil’ makes life a lot easier. Drawing with a pencil is second nature, far quicker, more accurate and controllable than your fingertip. Work like a pro artist with a graphics tablet.

The product is “coming soon”. No price info available yet.

(Via Notcot)

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