New-fangled stuff - very new

I've just switched on the TV and on BBC1 there's an programme (Innovation
Nation) where inventors pitch their gadgets to a panel of business people
and retail buyers. One of these gizmos was a nibless fountain pen. The man
from Parker (he not exactly say yes) and the buyer from W H Smith ("Might
be for the student market") looked unimpressed, but one chap said, "We might
be looking at Mr Biro telling us you can put a ball in a tube of ink and
make a pen..."

Unfortunately, I switched on too late to see how this thing worked. If
anyone in the UK tuned in a few minutes before me, do tell!

Personally, I think it must be an abomination and the work of the Devil, but
there you go.

Cheers
KT
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Karen Traviss

CITY OF PEARL (HarperCollins/Eos) March 2004 - pre-order from Amazon now.
http://www.karentraviss.com

This just in: the nibless pen made the final three gizmos and the inventors
now have to make it into a production model.

For those of you who can get BBC1, it's Wednesday night - not sure of the
start time, but probably 1900.

Cheers
KT

"Karen Traviss" wrote in message
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I've just switched on the TV and on BBC1 there's an programme (Innovation
Nation) where inventors pitch their gadgets to a panel of business people
and retail buyers. One of these gizmos was a nibless fountain pen. The man
from Parker (he not exactly say yes) and the buyer from W H Smith ("Might
be for the student market") looked unimpressed, but one chap said, "We
might
be looking at Mr Biro telling us you can put a ball in a tube of ink and
make a pen..."

Unfortunately, I switched on too late to see how this thing worked. If
anyone in the UK tuned in a few minutes before me, do tell!

Personally, I think it must be an abomination and the work of the Devil,
but
there you go.

Cheers
KT
--
Karen Traviss

CITY OF PEARL (HarperCollins/Eos) March 2004 - pre-order from Amazon now.
http://www.karentraviss.com

"Karen Traviss" wrote:

This just in: the nibless pen made the final three gizmos and
the inventors now have to make it into a production model.

It's mentioned here, but only mentioned:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/innovation/topten.shtml

All we get around here (Austria) on basic cable is BBC Prime, so I
guess this is one program I won't be watching.

--
Steve

My e-mail address works as is.

I'll try to catch more detail next time it appears and post it.

I'll have to buy one, of course...

Cheers
KT

"Stephen Hust" wrote in message
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"Karen Traviss" wrote:

This just in: the nibless pen made the final three gizmos and
the inventors now have to make it into a production model.

It's mentioned here, but only mentioned:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/innovation/topten.shtml

All we get around here (Austria) on basic cable is BBC Prime, so I
guess this is one program I won't be watching.

--
Steve

My e-mail address works as is.