Awesome 2012-gifts

A stylish and powerful on-the-go speaker system, the Shoqbox is shock and splash proof, and works wirelessly with your Bluetooth-enabled gadget to play music or as a speakerphone for up to 8 hours.

Designed to improve safety for cycling and other nighttime activities, the HALO belt is a bright, wearable illuminated strip, alerting drivers (or other ravers) to your presence in the dark.

Chadwick Dillon’s hoodie has a fully retractable face plate and visor hood, plus a fixed breast plate, spauldrons and elbow couters. Allow 6 weeks for delivery, since each one is handmade.

Bushmills takes their triple-distilled Irish whiskey and ads just the tiniest hint of Irish honey to smooth out any rough edges. Thankfully, it’s not sticky or sweet, so the whiskey still shines through.

A bamboo cutting board with three removable clear containers that makes it easier to prepare ingredients or serve food. You can also use it as a snack tray or a mini hobby workstation.

Even if you can’t play a lick of electric guitar, you’ll still want this Marshall stack in your pad, once you discover that it’s actually a refrigerator. We’ll even forgive them for stocking this one with Bud.

Keep a hand free to hold a meal or another bottle with Kebo. Designed by Rush3, it’s a modern take on the one-handed bottle opener patented in the 1930s. It comes in a gift-ready keepsake tin.

Keep a couple of cans chilled at your desk all day long with this USB-powered fridge, which can hold either two 12oz. cans or a bottle of your favorite brew. Can also keep stuff warm.

This just in: After searching long and hard for Waldo, the elusive mystery man has finally been captured. At least that’s what we’ve been told – and we get all of our news from t-shirts.

Mission Workshop combines classic military styling with modern touches like inside media pockets and c_change fabric which keeps out rain, wind and snow and regulates your body temperature.

Zach Golden’s smart-ass website is now a smart-ass cookbook, providing tips and insights into what you should cook for any occasion – with the occasional swear word thrown in for spice.

From the makers of the pallet coasters comes another miniaturized industrial staple. The Inbox mini cargo crates look exactly the same as their life-sized counterparts and are just as useful too.

If you’re just being dragged onto the green by your client or you’re not feeling the style of golf shoes, check out Quick Spikes. They’re affordable wearable studs that you can put on any shoes.