Awesome Living

Crafted from a hand-cut hunk of bamboo, the Loudbasstard substantially increases the volume output of your smartphone’s speaker, without need for electricity. It won’t blow your eardrums, but it’s good for casual listening in a small room.

The Wallet Ninja is the equivalent of 18 tools in one credit card-sized package. It’s got 4 screwdrivers, 6 hex wrenches and a bottle opener. TSA-approved and made of heat-treated stainless steel, so it won’t rust, bend or dull.

Replicate the stomach-churning dinner scene from Temple of Doom, and serve up some chilled monkey brains in one of these creepy, lidded bowls, complete with hair. We recommend raspberry sorbet, frozen in brain shape.

Keep your beer nice and cool year round without need for refrigeration. The eCool takes advantage of the natural temperature change below ground, feeding new cans to the top with a simple crank mechanism. Holds 24 cans.

Artist Charles Lushear of Bohemian Workbench created this awesome table in the likeness of the Bat’s iconic emblem. Sadly, the table isn’t available for sale, but you could always buy one of his giant NES controller tables instead.

Yum. We love freshly-baked pretzels. With this handy small appliance, you can bake your own in just three minutes. Makes two large or six small pretzels at a time. It’s like having an Auntie Anne’s in your kitchen.

A solar lantern which provides up to 16 hours of light per charge. Works as a task light, ambient light, or nightlight, and can also charge mobile gadgets in a pinch. Its solar panel can be placed outside a tent while the lamp stays inside.

Meriwether’s beer bottle carrier is crafted from western red cedar wood, with a copper bottle opener. For an extra $15, they’ll inscribe the bottom, so it makes a great gift – especially when loaded up with the recipient’s favorite brew.

Machine Era Co.’s 6.7oz tumbler is made from aluminum. It has a stone wash finish and a hand sewn leather sleeve for extra insulation. Each tumbler is hand anodized and given a food-safe coating so it won’t alter the taste of your drink.

Turn any game into a drinking game with the Shot Timer. It consists of two specially designed shot glasses laid end to end with a hole in the middle to drain booze from one glass to the other. There’s also a beer glass variant. (Thanks Mike!)

The Drift Light is an LED bulb that you can set to gradually dim until it switches off or leaves a minimal glow. It doesn’t need any special remote control, which means you can install it on most sockets and lamps.

The Jag Grill is a grill, dining table and fire pit in one. It seats and serves up to eight people. Each grill has a side door and its main parts – the dome, wooden platforms and fire pit – are removable for easy cleaning and storage.

The BaseCamp is more than a bigger version of the Camp Stove. Its thermoelectric generator can now store electricity for later use and charge gadgets at 5W. It also comes with a USB gooseneck light and can be used to grill or boil.

An new addition to the Boa Flow series, with storage for a 17″ MacBook, a tablet, a DSLR camera or other large gadgets. Compartments offer water-resistant zippers, and it comes with a reflective rain cover.

This ingenious gadget combines a tire pressure gauge, auto glass escape hammer, LED flashlight, seat belt cutter, and other tools which could come in handy in an automotive emergency. Should be standard in every glove box.

A blank notebook that comes with durable templates for writing, web design, storyboarding and more. Its binding also makes it easy to set the book completely flat and tear off a page without compromising the rest.

Want a hot tub but don’t want to spend thousands of dollars on a permanent installation? This 110-jet, 184 gallon inflatable unit sets up quickly for impromptu backyard relaxation, and costs just a fraction of normal tubs.

Not only does it have tips on cooking a good barbecue meal, the book’s pages are cooking tools as well. There’s a knife sharpener, a chopping board, a page made of coal and more. Made by JWT Brazil for Tramontina.

The Rotring 800+ is a mechanical pencil and stylus in one. Its pencil head prevents the lead from breaking, and retracts to give way to the rubber stylus tip. It also has a hexagonal barrel and a knurled grip.

Learn how to read over 400 basic Mandarin characters using simple illustrations which help your brain associate words with images. A great coffee table book, but also quite useful if you need to pick up the language in a hurry.

Ever wanted to taste the crazy snack foods they sell in Japan? NapaJapan ships such delicacies as Sour Cream and Butter Pringles, Mountain Dew Cheetos, Green Tea Latte Oreos, Ginger Ale Cough Drops and other oddities worldwide.

The perfect chair for tailgating or camping, this 13lb. padded folding chair includes shoulder straps for easy carrying, a fold-out side table with cupholder and shelves, and a detachable insulated bag for keeping drinks and food cool.

We all think we’re being sly when we snap secret photos with our phones but it’s more than likely others just politely ignore our bad manners. Peek-I is a tiny periscope-like attachment that allows you to take photos at a 90-degree angle.