@ogre8706: A cheque or check (American English) is a piece of paper (usually) that orders a payment of money. The person writing the cheque, the drawer, usually has a chequing account where their money is deposited. The drawer writes the various details including the money amount, date, and a payee on the cheque, and…

@RustyNeedle: sure... if you can't write with a pen without erasing then you are the n00b.

@Stem_Sell: I happened to like the pic. :)

@MikeofLA: Too bad they can't invent eraseable oil for the gulf. Or maybe they can...? :D

@RoFLKOPTr: "Who would write a check with any form of erasable medium? "

@thisotherguy: I never said I would write a check with a pencil. This is a pen. It looks like a pen and if someone who didn't know better they could be scammed or whatever... just being cautious and stating the obvious problems with this "invention" like most people do on Giz.

@brijazz: unless you were unaware of it being eraseable. see: scam artists

@MikeofLA: Sometimes, because I have to.

@jedi4life: wtf is this writing thing people keep posting about?

@Cintax: read above... someone could easily hand it to someone and get them to sign something with them not knowing it is erasable.

@pahlx025: Someone could scam you into signing something with it and then erase what you put.

@Ritchell: No but this a pen... What if I grabbed it on accident when I needed a pen or better yet someone handed it to me without me knowing it was erasable ... like say a scam artist. Not everyone reads Gizmodo and is up-to-date on re-inventions.

@xeebot: wtf is a pen?

I'd rather the FBi do more work like this : "Abdul Enterprises, Ltd" instead of catching a runaway teen with two last names who steals ipods.

Sure let me write you a check... and then you can go buy the same pen and erase what I wrote and steal my money.

@Robert Anhalt: That amount of money is in no way exorbitant for SoHo, and it certainly will not get you anything flashy.

@snownpaint1: Amen

@Nipple Juice: Of what? The amazing resolution or processing power.

I can't wait to make my Sims wet themselves by removing their chamber pot instead of removing their toilet.

When you consider the geysers of reality-warping magic that continue to spew unchecked from the screens of every iPad on Earth, I'd say they've earned the right to be flowery with their language.