Awesome Gifts: 2012

Kikkerland Design just put the bottle opener industry in a chokehold. Crowns will immediately tap out once these tough wrestlers get to them. Available in three different poses and colors.

Made from a durable, lightweight folded plastic shell, Solid Gray’s geometric packs look like something out of a science fiction flick. Originally only in white, we’re really digging the new gray one.

A gorgeous, minimal Android 4 smartphone with a 4.7-inch 1280×768 IPS screen, 4G LTE, fast quad-core 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 CPU, 8MP camera with live video zoom, and voice-based shutter activation.

Acoustically amplifies the sound from an iPhone or iPad. The iPhone dock works with all iPhones and the iPad dock works with all iPads and iPhones. Made by Matt Richmond for Restoration Hardware.

Not just one, but three new Wi-fi action cams, smaller and lighter than before. The White shoots 1080p/30 and 5mp stills, Silver gains 11mp stills, and Black does 1080p/60 and even 4K (at 15fps).

Vizio’s PCs have a strikingly sexy industrial design – flat screen all-in-one and touchscreen systems, with a matching subwoofer/power supply pod, multitouch trackpad and 2 HDMI inputs for game consoles.

K is for Knifeball: An Alphabet of Terrible Advice is a parody children’s book from Avery Monsen and Jory John, the demented authors who brought us All My Friends Are Dead. Video made by POYKPAC.

3M teamed up with Roku to create a portable home entertainment projector. It has a Roku Streaming Stick built-in and a battery good for about 2.5 hours. Its projection range is from 6″ to 120″.

Even with The Force on your side, sometimes your eyes still need a little help. Choose from Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, R2-D2, Stormtrooper or Boba Fett frames, and then pop in your prescription.

The new Harmony Touch universal remote offers a smartphone-inspired, customizable touchscreen display, and supports swipe gestures to scroll between screens. Controls up to 15 devices.

Another piece from designer Finn Magee’s Flat Life series. Like the Flat Light, the Flat Time poster contains an illustration of an old LED alarm clock that is actually functional.

A whiskey glass with a twist. Instead of adding ice cubes or stones, this one holds a molded sphere of ice which rolls around your drink. Thanks to its shape, the ice melts slowly and cools drinks fast.

A gorgeous example of upcycling done right, Balaz Moldovan’s adirondack chair is made from old whiskey barrel staves. Also available in wine barrels. Check out his Etsy shop for more.

With 7″ 720p and 8.9″ 1080p models, it has a dual-core CPU, dual-band Wi-Fi (4G LTE avail.) and dual stereo speakers. It syncs book, movie and game progress, tightly integrated with Amazon’s services.

Because it’s too hard to catch and lock up people who steal your food, the Fridge Locker has a sturdy combination lock. And yeah, the TV commercial is cheesy, but they did hire a real bear.

A 2/3 scale model of the Canon EOS 7D made of crystal. It’s meant to be used as a bookend, but it’s also beautiful enough to be displayed alongside your camera collection or even on its own.

Looking for some wall lamps to go along with your gun table lamps? These deadly sconces by ceramicist Ryan Weigner of Loaded Objects should do the trick. Also available: an AK-47 floor lamp.

Combining Nike’s expertise in athletics and training with the motion control capabilities of the Xbox Kinect, this upcoming release aims to take things up a notch from the typical fitness game.

Marshall’s iconic amplifier design has made its way into headphones and fridges, so why not in a messenger bag? This bag fits 15″ laptops (and mini amplifiers) and has a port for headphone cables.