Author: dsellers

Quirky (http://www.quirky.com) has released Pen Zen, a community-designed storage unit for pens, pencils, highlighters, and other office supplies. It’s now available for pre-order for US$26.

You can position your Pen Zen horizontally with the items sticking out of the top, or stand it upright with the items sticking out of the ends. It’s your call — choose the arrangement that suits you best.

Pen Zen has a glossy white plastic exterior with rubber extrusions that act as magic fingers to hold your items in place. The product measures 7.5 x 2.5 x 3.0 inches.

On the new “MacVoices” (http://www.macvoices.com), Macworld 2010 week opens with a conversation with Greg Scown of SmileOnMyMac, who provides a pre-release review of the upcoming TextExpander 3, the newest version of their productivity tool.

Scown discusses the changes in version 3 and how they’ll enhance the product, new features, and how the upgrade will be transparent for users. Scown also comments on the integration of TextExpander into a number of iPhone apps, and his initial thoughts on the utility on the iPad.