... qualities of both styles. While quite a bit of progress has been made in that area, most hybrid models end of falling a bit short of the goal. The Inkjoy 700RT series from Paper-Mate was one of the latest hybrid attempts, and it didn’t land too far from the mark. Paper-Mate released the Inkjoy series to the market in 2011, but the 2012 offering features a few slight changes so it’s more a 2nd generation release compared to an entirely new model. Rather than try to create a blend of ballpoint ink and gel ink, Paper-Mate took a different approach. They decided to use existing technology used in creating gel pens and apply that technology to a higher end ballpoint pen. The idea was to create a ballpoint pen that would write nearly as well as a gel pen, without the higher cost and common issues typically associated with gel pens. Click to see larger image Although the default barrel color is white with a gray grip, the 700RT is also available in 9 other barrel colors with ...
