Video Games Running on a Pen. That You Write With. A Pen.  Image
credit:   From the "I Didn't Know They Could Put a Computer in
That" department, apparently the Livescribe Echo™ Smartpen is a
pen computer that runs software. No, it's not a tablet -- it's a
computer inside a pen. Out of the box, the pen has
handwriting/drawing recording, audio recording, a built-in
display with clock, a speaker, and various apps. The thing even
has an App Store. Um. So yeah, now your pen can be smart too. In
my day, it was pretty sweet if your pen had a decent grip and a
way to change the ink cartridge...soon, technophiles will be
comparing tech specs on their pens. (This one is available in
4GB and 8GB models.)  Shown below: an enterprising programmer
got his hands on one of these and built a Tic-Tac-Toe game, and
then ported the classic text adventure Zork. Onto a pen. You
write what you want to do, and the pen displays the text of its
replies on its built-in screen. I'm going to go take a little
future-shock nap now.  More