In a world where gadgets are judged on how well they do their jobs despite being available in the smallest packages possible, the Hunt23 Ultra Compact Flashlight reigns supreme. They took all the life-proof features…
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Period Correct Vintage Auto Racing-Inspired Tools
Period Correct is a California outpost with a need for speed. Everything that hits shelves is inspired in some way by the glory days of auto racing. Until recently, that meant a gaggle of tees…
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A Designer Created a Modern Tool Set
Home Depot is full of products we use and love, but no one is confusing the store with MoMA. Abidur Chowdhury, a designer based in London, wants to change that. Here he’s taken the humble…
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Spike + Bar Titanium EDC Spike and Pry Tool
About 75% of the tasks we use our pocket knives for are not ones meant to be done with a pocket knife. For all those times you need to really stab or pry something open,…
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Qbit Is an EDC Measuring Tool
The father / son team at Onehundred is back on Kickstarter with their latest project, “Qbit: a modern interpretation of an ancient tool.” Based on the ancient cubit ruler, one of the earliest known measuring…
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Adventure Mate Is a 5-in-1 Hatchet Tool
The market is filled with badass EDC multi-tools, but few have the amount of outdoor functionality as the Adventure Mate. The Adventure Mate Multi-Function Hatchet Tool is, as you might have guessed by the name,…
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Fnji Furniture Garden Tools
Gardening is one of those pursuits that seems ho-hum on the surface but can quickly pull you in. If you’ve been pulled in and you want a tool set as attractive as your heirloom tomatoes,…
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The Rollbe Is a Rolling Ruler
Hate not being able to quickly measure something because you have to dig out a tape measure or a ruler? The Rollbe Ruler fits on your keychain with its leather carry pouch. The soon to…
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Spare Me Auto Rescue Tool
The patent-pending and multiple award-winning Spare Me is a multi-function auto rescue tool with five different features that will get you out of almost any jam that doesn’t require AAA. It scrapes snow and ice…
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HVRNT Axes and Hatchets
HVRNT—it’s short for “hivernant,” the French word for “winterer”—is a Minnesota-based duo that uses their experience in everything from adventuring and photography to illustration and design to create awesome products of both the digital and…
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Sol y Luna Leather Toolbox
Elegance isn’t something we normally talk about when it comes to the toolbox, but elegance is the first thing that comes to mind when looking at this one from Sol y Luna. Sol y Luna is…
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B.A.T. Coin
Clear room on your utility belt, Bruce Wayne, because there’s a new toy with your name on it—literally. The B.A.T. Coin (Bring Anywhere Tool) is a pint-sized multi-tool that, despite its diminutive stature, boasts 10…
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Yeti Just Made a Bucket
Yeti just unveiled the latest products that are going to be added to their line of award-winning coolers, and one of them is a plastic bucket. Yes, you read that correctly. Yeti reinvented the plastic…
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PlusMinus Screwdrivers
Set to be showcased at Milan Design Week next month, Erdem Selek’s PlusMinus screwdrivers are fit for display. The Turkish-born, Oregon-based designer rethought the traditional screwdriver from the ground up and turned it into something…
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The Lindlund Ruler Helps Translate Physical Drawings to Digital Ones
Today’s graphic designers have a unique challenge facing them. If they’ve done most of their work on a physical medium, eventually they’re going to have to digitize it. But since digital displays use different measurements…