This minimal tool from TEC Accessories offers a quick and convenient way to turn driver bits right from your keychain. It has a knurled surface across its entire body for grip, along with a small split-ring attachment point on back. Available in aluminum, stainless steel, or titanium.

You’re supposed to park your car in your driveway, not in front of it. This whimsical motorized gate in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil has a slice of a hatchback welded to its front, so it looks like the car is driving along the sidewalk whenever the gate opens or closes.

Holstery’s clip-on accessory attaches to your belt or bag, providing a strong magnetic holder for tools. Its made from durable Kydex and its internal magnet is powerful enough to hold hammers, pipe wrenches, pry bars, and other steel tools. It can also hold nuts and bolts so you don’t lose them while working on a project.

This video from TEKNIQ shows how factory workers take man-made “volcanic” glass and transform it into perfect spheres. The labor-intensive process starts by slicing large sections with a circular saw, and then hammering away the outer layers until they get a rough ball shape. Using other rotary tools, they refine the shape until it’s round, then polish it.

The Songbook MAX is a jumbo-sized take on Tivoli Audio’s iconic audio system. It features a mid-century modern design and cranks out big sound with a 50-watt amp, 4″ subwoofer, 4″ midrange, and .75″ tweeter. In addition to Bluetooth connectivity, it has a 3.5mm aux input, and a built-in DAB/DAB+/FM radio tuner. Its battery runs for 10 hours per charge.

Created by German instrument maker Sauter, the Mikroton is a specially-tuned piano that only has 1/16th of a step between its keys. Despite having nine more keys than a regular piano, it only has a one octave range. Musician Antune demonstrates its ability to produce an incredibly smooth progression of notes.

Ottocrkraft Design Habitat makes these fantastic low-poly 3D sculptures of animals. The marvelous metal menagerie includes gorillas, bears, dogs, frogs, spiders, and more. Each is hand-assembled from precision cut and folded sheet metal that’s screwed together. Prices range from about $600 to $2000, depending on size and complexity.

The twangy sound of a pedal steel guitar is invariably associated with country and bluegrass. But as Noah Faulkner proves, it’s perfectly capable of playing alternative and pop music in the hands of the proper musician. Sit back, click play, and enjoy his covers of Depeche Mode’s Enjoy the Silence, the Cure’s Just Like Heaven, and Don’t Dream Iit’s Over by Crowded House.

Carnivores, you need this cookbook in your kitchen. Created by Cook’s Illustrated, the book Meat Illustrated provides a detailed yet understandable guide to working with every kind of cut of meat. The 440-page hardcover book is organized into 72 different cuts and includes more than 300 kitchen-tested recipes for beef, pork, lamb, and veal.

Timothée Chalamet stars as a young Willy Wonka in this origin story of Roald Dahl’s enigmatic and inventive chocolatier. With Paddington’s writer/director Paul King at the helm of this star-studded spectacle, it’ll be the family-friendly film to see this holiday season. In theaters 12.15.23.

Vero’s modern field watch is built for outdoor adventures. It has a stainless steel case with a Cerakote finish, an AR-coated sapphire crystal, and offers water resistance to 390 ft. Its Miyota chronograph movement has a left-hand crown and pushbuttons. It sits on a hook-and-loop adjustable woven strap. Vero stands behind its watches with a 10-year warranty.

While an all-terrain personal mobility device sounds like a good idea, we’re not sure that boots that drive like tanks are the best way to get around. Joel Creates shows off his design for a wearable off-road vehicle that’s totally impractical yet extraordinarily cool to see in action. They’d balance way better if they had longer tracks.

Designed by Philip Booth for CRKT, this versatile pocket knife is ideal for bartending and picnicking. It packs a 2.51″ drop-point blade for everyday tasks, a foil knife for wine bottles, a corkscrew, and a bottle opener, all set into a smooth Pakkawood handle.

We always enjoy watching factory videos showing how everyday items are manufactured. This video from Process X doesn’t disappoint, offering a look inside Japan’s IPS Pliers Co. The factory mass-produces pliers by heating, stamping, and punching steel rods, plating them, bolting together their parts, and then dipping their handles in a PVC coating.

This sturdy backpack from Bradley Mountain is handmade in San Diego, CA, from waxed duck canvas, with premium harness leather and antique brass and copper hardware. It’s got a spacious main compartment with a roll-top closure, a deep front zipper pocket for accessories, and a small side pocket. Available in field tan, brush brown, and charcoal grey.

There’s a concept in the LEGO community of an “illegal” build – using construction methods that go against the traditional conventions of LEGO stacking. Brick Bending shows off a challenging but impressive technique that involves carefully combining dozens of 1×3 plates to form a robust, spine-like structure that ultimately gets turned into a wheel.