Let me paint a scene for you that we all know too well. You’re about to go on a trip and grab your luggage out of the closet. It’s for three days, so you want…

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If you’ve ever wished your brand new pair of sneakers came with a power boost, tech company Shift Robotics may have a solution for you. The Pittsburgh engineering team has developed the Moonwalkers, a device…

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We’ve long admired Big Idea Design’s functional, stylish, and effective EDC tools. The brand has just unveiled a re-design of their original Ti EDS, a titanium everyday screwdriver. The Ti EDS V2 is an upgrade…

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While most roof racks offer a convenient solution for adding extra storage space to your car, they’re so cumbersome that you’d rather leave them on all the time rather than deal with the hassle of…

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I was always a ham and cheese sandwich kid in high school. I packed my brown paper bag every day with the same enjoyable albeit simple lunch. Sadly lunchbox technology just hadn’t allowed for more…

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AirHood brings a new meaning to clean eating. For your surfaces, that is. Look, cooking can be messy. Even the simplest meals can get the grease poppin’. Because of this, AirHood’s handy countertop device is…

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Put this in the category of gear we didn’t think we needed but now we’re kind of intrigued by. The Tandem Shower by Boona attempts to solve the apparent problem sharing a shower with a…

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There is a serious case to be made that wearable tech is the way of the future. Smart glasses are enticingly futuristic but haven’t seemed to deliver on their promises. The VITURE One seeks to…

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Mogabi did a hell of a lot more with their travel guitar than just making a more portable electric instrument. They basically made a portable recording studio and stuck it inside a foldable guitar. To…

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The MetMo Driver, which launched on Kickstarter recently, combines modern performance with classic engineering. This pocket-sized tool functions like a souped-up ratchet screwdriver and is in fact based on a driver from the 1950s. With…

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Every so often we’ll ask ourselves why we don’t make ice cream at home more often. Then we look up the recipes, the specialty equipment, and just decide to hit the local ice cream store…

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The EDC market is packed to the brim with a plethora of tools, trinkets, and gear made to help you accomplish all of your quotidian tasks. One thing we don’t see enough? Permanent markers. Sure…

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It takes a disruptor in an industry to change the way we see the potential of a product – and that’s exactly what The Kaze Pen has done. D Rocket Design saw the problem of…

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When it comes to the everyday carry essentials, we’re all willing to get bogged down in the details when it comes to what’s considered necessary without factoring in the things people need to get work…

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The daily shower is one of those necessary but enjoyable rituals that gives you some alone time with your thoughts, a great song or a podcast. We’ve taken a lot of great showers during our…

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Much like vinyl and tube amps, there’s just something warm and nostalgic about old school glass Nixie tubes displaying the time that makes clocks made with them a whole lot more interesting than the standard…

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