The battery never runs out; you never have to worry about getting a bad signal; it can’t get hacked. When this new device was launched, crowds lined the streets, desperate to get their hands on it. “A ...

When you think of ballpoint pens, your mind probably goes to office supplies, not great works of art. But even the lowliest and most ubiquitous of writing utensils can make breathtaking masterpieces ...

June 10 is National Ballpoint pen day. Why celebrate such a seemingly simple item? When it was invented, the ballpoint pen was revolutionary. The writing apparatus was invented by Hungarian painter ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Chinese President Xi Jinping made headlines this week with a speech at the World Economic Forum at Davos that passionately defended free ...

The idea of perforating the caps of pens appears to have started in the United Kingdom, where a new safety standard was adopted in 1990 (BS 7272). Between 1970 and 1984, nine children in the United ...

Would you pay $180 for a new type of writing instrument? Image via The New York Times On a crisp fall morning in late October 1945, approximately 5,000 shoppers rushed the 32 nd street Gimbel’s ...

The evolution of writing implement technology is a continuous and subtle one. Lewis Waterman opened up the possibility of portable pens with his invention of a practical fountain pen in 1884. But ...

The pen is perhaps one of the most momentous discoveries ever. While there is no concrete evidence on when the first pen was discovered, history books point out that the first ever pen was a dip pen ...

In an era of tablets, touchscreens, and keyboards, there’s something timeless – and quietly powerful – about the humble ballpoint pen. So is it any wonder, then, that June 10 marks National Ballpoint ...