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Office supplies store Kokuyo has redesigned the highlighter. By modifying the tip into what they call a 3-way “beetle tip” the pen allows you to make 3 distinctive marks just by tilting your hand. GENIUS!

These pens are hitting stores across Japan tomorrow!

via Nikkei Design

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1 The Daily Dairy: Calcium Fortified News And Junk { 11.14.08 at 6:35 pm }

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2 Fubiz { 11.15.08 at 8:27 pm }

Excellent!

3 Fubiz { 11.15.08 at 4:27 pm }

Excellent!

4 Made You Look » Blog Archive » Highlight In 3 Ways { 11.20.08 at 11:44 pm }

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5 Yuka { 11.26.08 at 8:20 pm }

Hotness! By the way, I just got blocked from entering my comment because it was “too short.” Haha.

6 Yuka { 11.26.08 at 4:20 pm }

Hotness! By the way, I just got blocked from entering my comment because it was “too short.” Haha.

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8 Anczelowitz { 12.08.08 at 1:32 pm }

That is ACES!! Glad I’ll be in Japan soon so that I can score a few of those bad boys for me and my highlighting friends

9 Anczelowitz { 12.08.08 at 9:32 am }

That is ACES!! Glad I’ll be in Japan soon so that I can score a few of those bad boys for me and my highlighting friends

10 regalos { 12.31.08 at 7:10 pm }

Really Cool!!! another great invention…

11 regalos { 12.31.08 at 3:10 pm }

Really Cool!!! another great invention…