By Ellie Zolfagharifard PUBLISHED: 07:50 EST, 29 July 2013 | UPDATED: 07:50 EST, 29 July 2013 One of the most iconic pens in the world is finally fighting back against the iPad by launching a universal stylus. Bic is swapping its plastic stopper for a touchscreen stylus in the new version of its famous biro, Bic Cristal, which has sold 115 billion since the first one made in 1945. The 6mm Cristal Stylus will replace the end of the pen which, traditionally, has been chewed by millions of users from schoolchildren to crossword solvers for generations. The 6mm Crystal stylus has been designed to work at any angle on any touchscreen. The company boasts that it will write for 'up to three kilometres'
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Bic's £2.49 stylus can work at any angle on any touchscreen
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The design is an evolution of the Bic Cristal plastic ballpoint pen which has sold 115 billion since the first one made in 1945
The @placeholder is a reaction by Bic to the growing use of technology from smartphones to iPads, which has left many traditional pens forgotten in the back of desk drawers