Coming in at #34 on the 100 Perfect Gifts Whether You’ve Been Naughty or Nice, the Sharpie Liquid Pencil might be this year’s perfect little stocking stuffer. The Well=Appointed Desk has brought this little gem to your attention in the past but now, its time to take this little writing implement for a test drive — even if you have to stick it in your stocking yourself. $2 And don’t forget to let us know how you like it. (via Wired.com)
White on white workspace is completely complimented by white iBook and iPod. Is this taking color coordinatation too far? I think not.
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Thanks to Wired’s 100 Perfect Gifts Whether You’ve Been Naughty or Nice, I discovered the Uni-Ball Kuru Toga. Its name means “arrive sharp” In Japanese and its been engineered to revolve the tip via a clutch system to prevent the point from developing a chisel point. Arrive sharp, indeed. $9 at JetPens, of course.
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With the holidays fast approaching, I need a good to-do list now more than ever. With TeuxDeux, I can maintain a clean, streamlined web-based list then use the TeuxDeux for iPhone app to access, edit and update my list on the road. Its such a clean elegant set I think it’ll be well-worth the $3 investment. Web-based app is free, iPhone app is $2.99.
After I posted the last laptop round-up, I realized it was slanted to the girls so I thought I’d pull together a more masculine edition. I found five great non-black nylon options for the boys.
And finally:
This is the Bythreads Journalcase available for 13” and 15” laptops, its handcrafted from full grain leather and is available in black, orange or green. €230 (approx. $305 as of today). Bythreads also offers a natural fiber cloth wrap called The Natural for €80.
The Kaweco AL Sport is a stubby little octagonal mechanical pencil that’s just over four inches long. The AL Sport faithfully replicates the original design from 1935, comes in three metallic finishes, and sports a sturdy 0.7mm lead. Pocket clip, carrying pouches and matching ballpoint pen are also available. £39
Kaweco also makes a fountain pen that, when closed is the same length as the pencil and ballpoint but the cap fits onto the end giving a traditional length tool. The fountain pen comes with fine, medium or broad nib. £44.99
Plastic versions of all these tools are also available from Kaweco from £10-£15.
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With its pebble grain leather-look cover, satin bookmark and rounded corners, this planner has the look and feel of a more expensive planner but with a much more modest price. $13.45 through B&N.com
