Sharpie Liquid Pencil writes and erases like a pencil, dries like a Sharpie (video hands-on!)
By Nilay Patel 
posted August 9th 2010 3:02PM
posted August 9th 2010 3:02PM
It basically works as described, although the marks don't erase completely clear -- because you're writing with a metal pen tip, there's no way to avoid impressing the paper a little, and the indentations are pretty visible. Still, it's better than any erasable pen we've ever used, and it definitely writes like a decent clicky-pen, so we can't fault it too much. Oddly, Sharpie's blog says it takes three days for the ink to dry to permanence, but the back of the package says 24 hours, so we'll have to see how long our test scribbles last -- we'll let you know. Video after the break.
Wow... Bye bye iPhone I'm getting a pen!
@CJisohsocool update: Sharpie has just told us the right way to hold it!
@CJisohsocool
But really is this some kind of subliminal ad or something? And why is it on the main Engadget, Shouldn't it be on one of the other less watched/cared about alt. Engadget pages?
@CJisohsocool Now this is innovation
@CJisohsocool do people really hate apple that much?? i know you're being sort of sarcastic but by your posts history well i'm not too sure.. i just don't understand how apple is mentioned in every single news on this site..
@CJisohsocool
And come on at least make the title more interesting like Sharpie. Writes like a pen, Erases like a pencil, Dries like a marker, Amuse's idiots like candy.
@BulletToothTony
Lol it was a joke. I actually own an iPhone (And have owned all previous versions plus an iPod). I don't hate Apple. Calm yourself before I stab you in the eye with this enigma pen/cil
@CJisohsocool I thought it was cool, so I wrote about it. Welcome to Engadget -- that's the only way something gets on our front page.
@CJisohsocool
Oh and Mr. Engadget person. Your handwriting sucks.
(Im in a bad mood sorry, ILU GUYS
@CJisohsocool i must be easily impressed cause that just blew my mind!
@CJisohsocool Stop talking and go and sit in the corner practising your handwriting.
@CJisohsocool Maybe I can use my sharpie to write the diagnosis of your schizophrenia...
@Nilay Patel
(Not sarcasm) You should do a review of the regular fine point Sharpie Pen with the felt tip thing, They're awesome xD, My grandmothers nurse always uses them when writing up stuff, I swear one of these days im gonna steal one lol.
@CJisohsocool If you don't like this article, fuck off and go look at another article. No one is forcing you to read this, you dipshit.
@Nilay Pate
I love the fact I can watch the engadget videos because of Frash. :)l
@SolidSnake Our videos are HTML5 now -- you can watch them no matter what!
@Nilay Patel It reminds me of Pentech's Liquiaphite Series. I had a few pens months ago, but I lost them. :(
@Nilay Patel
Two important questions:
(1) Odor?
(2) Can it write on "Rite-in-the-Rain" paper?
Graphite liquid pencils have been out for years (and I'm not referring to the EraserMate). I distinctly remember Papermate selling these back in 2002.
Payola, please.
@Joseph Mama
Me too. I had a few of those.
@Nilay Patel Unless I'm using the engadget iPhone app? No video embedded anyway. Also, high res update badly needed. You guys are the only one left on my home screen with a low res icon. Fyi.
@dantzig
plus no way to jump from the app version of the article into the full html site, making it super annoying that the videos don't show up in the app.
@CJisohsocool - Will this run Tetris?
@Nilay Patel
Hey Nilay, a few points;
From day one of your frash tutorial, I have needed frash installed to see any videos connected to your product reviews (with your logo at the beginning). It is not possible otherwise. My theory; even though your video is HTML 5, i-Devices do not understand that an HTML 5 video exists and display nothing. Try it on your test unit. :)
Glad to help.
P.S. Install the frash toggle from this souce; http://repo.benm.at.
Very useful.
@CJisohsocool Same could be said about when Engadget covers every iPhone app / accessory that comes out.
@Firehazel Yeah, I had a couple of those Pentech Liquaphite pens, and frankly, as a pencil connoisseur I was not impressed at all.
@Diggler actually the company pilot has already been making erasable pens for like 2-3 years or so.
@Nilay Patel
That's right, ignore the haters, Nilay. If they don't want to read, then don't. And then especially don't comment about it. It's like walking into Foot Locker and complaining about how much you hate shoes.
@Darkroom
if you get a smudge...you blew it
*side note* badass sharpie! just might end my pencil boycott
@CJisohsocool I love writing devices. My world revolves around numbers so much so I am always in a quest for the perfect writing tool. Yeah I admit I'm somewhat weird but I cant help it :-)
@CJisohsocool
Now one can erase the $50 dollar check and make it $5000!;)))
Yahoo hoo
@Joseph Mama Your wrong
@SolidSnake
Dude, I don't know what you are talking about - I was reading this with a first-gen iPod Touch and I was able to watch the video just fine. No problems here (in Safari, no jailbreak)
@meatball, why yes it will: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-Ywxox2kvM
@meatball you can always draw your own tetris and if you don't like what is dropping you can erase it for something else :P
@Nilay Patel Yay HTML5!!! XD
@CJisohsocool ABSOLUTELY NOTHING NEW HERE had a pen very similar to this 8 years ago http://www.warehousestationery.co.nz/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/WSL-B2C-Site/en_NZ/-/NZD/ViewOfferDetail-Product?ProductRef=40154@WSL-B2C&SLIParameters=&w=Papermate%20Pens&view=list&sort=score&champ=1
@Nilay Patel
Much better than my smartphone. Because it doesn't connect to the internet, I can erase stuff that will never be seen again. But it doesn't update my facebook, so I'll have to say no.
The way you were holding the pen(cil) reminded me of a hands-on video and I broke out laughing.
@Nilay Patel
So how do I get the videos to show up via HTML5 in Firefox?
@CJisohsocool
but will it blend?
@CJisohsocool *amuses idiots, idiot.
@Diggler but didn't papermate make an erasable pen... does the same thing.
video is broken :(
@DragonAsh
Same here :(
Best Tech news so far today xD
@AlienSix
Its a gadget blog not a tech blog
@drumwiz86 You wanna stop pulling hairs?
@AlienSix i think he's agreeing with you?
@AlienSix
This changes everything. Again.
@AlienSix Better than all Apple stories, ever, combined.