Cross Ion Pen

We typically aren’t huge fans of gel ink pens, but the Ion Pen from Cross ($25) isn’t your ordinary pen. There is an assortment of different accessories available for the line of sturdy pens, including lanyards — and the design lets you see the color of the ink inside the pen. Oh, and the pen clicks closed in a way that cuts its height nearly in two, instead of in a way that causes ink to leak all over your shirt pocket.