The Xcissor Pen Is a Pen and a Pair of Scissors in One
We’re limited in how much gear we can carry with us every day. Between a wallet, phone, and keys, pocket space gets eaten up pretty quickly. So when an EDC device pulls double duty, it’s…
View ArticleMagno Ink Is a Magnetically Controlled Pen
We’ve clicked pens so many times that the addictiveness of that simple action has been completely lost on us. We’re ready to graduate to Magno Ink, a magnetically controlled pen. What does that mean? It…
View ArticleBictools are Tools For Your Bic Pens
We learned early on that a disposable Bic pen can easily be transformed into another device when we hollowed one out and shot spitballs against the chalkboard in fourth grade math class. Juan Carlos...
View ArticleS.T. Dupont X-Wing Pen
Early reviews for Star Wars: The Last Jedi are overwhelmingly positive, which should make you sufficiently hyped for this weekend, assuming you got tickets. That means your Star Wars excitement meter...
View ArticleThe Titaner Bolt Pen Hides a Screwdriver, Mini Pin, and More
We’ve covered quite a few great Kickstarter pens over the years, many of them made out of titanium and more than a few featuring a bolt action mechanism. As the name implies, the Titaner Bolt…
View ArticleBoker Rocket Pen
Designed by custom knife maker Darriel Caston, the Rocket Pen is nothing like your classic Bic disposable. The oval design offers flatter sides and makes the Rocket Pen feel elegant and comfortable in...
View ArticleMachined Field Pen
Travel pens shouldn’t just be smaller pens; they should be pens built for the demands of life on the go, meaning there should be an uptick in quality and durability. That’s why we dig the…
View ArticleNanoPen Is the World’s Smallest EDC Pen Tool
San Francisco-based Slughaus has been on a mission to completely revolutionize everyday carry for as long as we can remember. There was BULLET, the world’s smallest led flashlight. BULLET 02, the new...
View ArticleThe Benton Pen
Too many fine pens look like they belong to stuffy old dudes who sign checks with a scowl. The Benton is the quality pen for the modern guy. Built with a solid 304 stainless steel…
View ArticleThe ManualPen Is Made From a Single Piece of Metal
It’s rare that a pen design is truly new. Most pens we come across are some alteration of someone else’s design. That’s why the ManualPen is so intriguing. It’s a design we’ve never seen before.…
View ArticleDarter Is a Micro Pen with a Sewing Kit Inside
We’ve covered a lot of Kickstarter pens over the years. So many, in fact, that we’ve put together separate features on Kickstarter pens and nice pens that will last forever that both showcase excellent...
View ArticleRefyne EP1 EDC Stainless or Titanium Bolt-Action Pen
We first heard about Refyne when they released the P1 Titanium Pen & Flashlight. The combo device quickly became an essential part of a minimal, modern EDC, but despite the fact that the flashlight...
View ArticleCuttleola Dotspen
Whether you’re an amateur practitioner or a renowned artist, if you’re looking to upgrade your pen-and-ink game, you’re going to want a Cuttleola Dotspen. Built with a magnetic coil-driven mechanism...
View ArticlePen Type-C Is as Thick as a Refill and Doubles as Bookmark
We’ve spent a lot of the time over the past handful of years collecting what we feel are the best pens out there for notes, to-dos and daily record keeping. This all started with the…
View ArticleWingback Mechanical Pen
Cursive might soon be considered a lost art thanks to the ubiquity of portable computing and smart devices. But man will hopefully always need writing implements, and what better way to treasure the...
View ArticleGrovemade Pen
When it comes to the best desktop accessories, there’s nothing more important than a good pen and there’s almost no better manufacturer than Grovemade. Finally, after more than four years, Grovemade...
View ArticleLamy Made a Pen with Wacom EMR Digital Writing Tech
We’ve been big fans of the pen producers at Lamy since long before we finished a piece about the best notebooks and pens for work. Lamy has always produced high-quality writing implements capable of...
View ArticleAstronaut Pen Holder
If you’re anything like us–and we know you are–you need to write down your daily tasks, honey-do and shopping lists the old school way with paper and a pen or pencil so you can make…
View ArticleCDT Multi Functional Pen
Tired of having to switch between separate black pens, red pens and mechanical pencils based on what you’re working on? Want that old school nostalgia of the multi functional click pen from your youth?...
View ArticleThe MiniSwitch Pen Transforms from Pinkie-size to Full-Size in Seconds
If you’ve spent any amount of time reading Cool Material, you know how much we love a good notebook and accompanying pen for our EDC. There’s just something about physically writing things down with pen…
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