Amazingly gorgeous pens and notepads for when your laptop dies
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Evernote Smart Notebook by Moleskine
Evernote Smart Notebook by Moleskine
Your worst nightmare is upon you: Your laptop is dead. You could cry, or you could try one of these incredibly cool note-taking alternatives for your next meeting. Whether you prefer paper, digital, or something in between, the world is full of amazing options.
Moleskine is always a classy choice. And with the Evernote Smart Notebook by Moleskine, you can take IRL designs and easily transcribe them to digital. Price: $29.95 – $32.95
Livescribe
Livescribe is a digital pen that, as it writes, instantly syncs with your tablet or smartphone. Price: $149.95
Livescribe Notebooks by Moleskine
Livescribe Notebooks by Moleskine
Livescribe has Moleskin notebooks that work especially well with their pen. Price: $29.95
Adonit Jot Touch Pen
This pen is more Star Wars than Star Trek, mostly because it has that cool, Death Star edge in its design. Plus, it can manipulate on iOS devices. Price: $99.99
Uzi Tactical Glassbreaker Pen
Uzi Tactical Glassbreaker Pen
Uzi has many gorgeous and cool pens, but I happen to like the Glassbreaker the best because it looks super Battlestar Galactica. Plus, you can break glass with it. Price: $27.00
Wacom's Bamboo Duo Pen
Modern, sleek, and available in a number of colors, the Bamboo Duo is a digital stylus and an ink pen. Who says you can’t have your cake and eat it, too? Price: $29.95
Firebox's Power Pen
Coming in three colors and seriously art-nouveau stylish, it also has the ability to charge your devices. Price: $35.19
Forever Pininfarina Cambiano
Forever Pininfarina Cambiano
It looks like something off the Mad Men set. Even more amazingly, it has an Ethergraph tip, making it inkless and more or less usable forever. Price: starts at approximately $126 USD
TGX Tactical Notebook
No, this notebook doesn’t do anything digital, but you can attach a knife to it, and it looks awesome. Price: Starts at $14.99
Pen-Ultimate 5-in-1 Geek Pen and Stylus
Pen-Ultimate 5-in-1 Geek Pen and Stylus
This is one tricked-out pen. Looking like a Star Trek accessory, it can write on paper, manipulate on a touchscreen, and has various lighting capabilities. Price: $9.99
Topone Modular Polar Pen
Topone Modular Polar Pen
The pen’s pieces are magnets, and it looks like something Frank Gehry would design. Put it all together, and you have a desk must-have. Price: $23.99
Pininfarina Nanotech
Pininfarina Nanotech
Looking like a fancy calligraphy stylus, the Nanotech is something Tony Stark would carry around in his back pocket, though only a Silicon Valley tycoon could afford this pen. Among its many awesome features? It has infrared technology. Price: approximately $2,689 USD
Pooleaf Pen
Pooleaf Pen
It doubles as a gorgeous houseplant while also being a writing device. Talk about “eco-chic.” Price: $4.70 for 10 pieces
Antiquarian Lexicon Ventaglio Blank Book
Antiquarian Lexicon Ventaglio Blank Book
Yes, it’s an analog notebook, but carry it around, and you’ll look like you’re straight out of Game of Thrones. Price: $34.99
Wacom's Bamboo Spark
Using both paper and clever syncing with a mobile device, the Bamboo Spark is easy to use and will make you look like a startup wunderkind when you whip it out. Price: $159. 95
Huion H420
The Huion digital drawing pad would look right at home in any ultra modern penthouse apartment: Black, minimal, and trendy – what’s not to love? Price: $29.99
Huion Professional Wireless Graphic Pen
Huion Professional Wireless Graphic Pen
Obviously the Huion H420 would not be complete without its gadget sidekick of a digital wireless pen. Price: $16.99
Pininfarina Carbon Grafite Roller
Pininfarina Carbon Grafite Roller
Saying this is just a regular pen is like saying a Ferrari is just a regular car. There’s a difference, and you see it with one glance. Price: approximately $1,840 USD
SolidTek DigiMemo L2 Notepad
SolidTek DigiMemo L2 Notepad
This is something you can picture Bruce Banner using while working in his lab. It’s functional and no-nonsense, while adhering to a minimal aesthetic that almost belies the sweet tech inside. Price: approximately $158
Sony Digital Paper System
Sony Digital Paper System
Sony’s digital notepad is a beauty. It’s light, comfortably big to write on, and easy to read. Price: $799.95
Wacom's Intuos Pro
A notebook of sorts, this pen tablet comes in various sizes and is both touch and pen sensitive. Plus, it looks like something Bruce Wayne would take notes on in a board meeting. Price: starts at approximately $317 USD
CreoPop 3D Pen
The Creo is a 3D pen with cool, UV light ink. I mean really, does it even matter what it looks like? Price: starts at $129.99
