THE BEST Awesome Gifts: 2010

An understated version of Teknine’s bad-ass Munitio 9mm earphones. The BLK earphones’ Suppressor [M]ic Control also lets you use them for phone calls on the iPhone or the Motorola Droid.

Autum’s Minion bike has an overbuilt cantilever steel frame, double spring linkage fork, polycarbonate pedals, extra wide 50mm aluminum rims, and 2.35”  balloon tires. Limited to 7 units.

Marshall has finally taken the wraps off of their headphones. The Major has the same vinyl exterior as Marshall’s famous amps, earcups that look like grille cloth. You can’t really stack these, though.

We dig the looks of 686’s functional/fashionable waterproof leather Snow Tool Belt, which includes a bottle opener, #2 Phillips and flathead on the prongs and 8/10/11mm wrench loop.

A universal remote control embedded in a pillow. It has easy to click fabric buttons and a smart shutdown feature. If you still manage to lose this remote, your house needs some major cleaning.

We’ve seen many attempts to create a watch band for the iPod Nano 6G, but none is so stylish and well integrated as the Hex watch casing, which truly gives Nano owners the coolest watch on the block.

Stylishly urban, Triple Aught Design’s Praetorian Hoodie is inspired by the legendary military force behind the Roman Empire and is made of naturally flame and odor resistant merino wool.

Let’s salute Threadless for the last 10 years of fun sidewalk brightening, thanks to their clever crowd-sourced tees. If you’re late to the party, jump in: it’s all chronicled in this truly entertaining book.

Ready to get your drink on? Next time you’re ready do do shots, show up wearing this bandolier, which conveniently holds 36 individual one-ounce shot glasses, complete with locking caps.

Mr. Simo turns vintage suitcases into boomboxes. They’re hella stylish and each piece is hand crafted and unique. BoomCases can be fitted with a rechargeable battery for added portability.

If you were thinking about the new Apple TV, but would rather have 1080p video and not be tied down to iTunes, Roku’s latest players look pretty sweet. Cheapskates: pick up the $59 720p version.

The ultimate pizza cutter is full of win. The perfect blend of geekiness and utility, the stainless steel Starship Enterprise pizza wheel will get you through your pepperoni and cheese at warp speed.

This limited-edition Motorola Droid 2 is decked out in the style of everyone’s favorite R2 unit, including a back that looks a little like R2 if you had run him over with a steamroller.

Chewbacca plays Winnie in James Hance’s mash-up of Winnie the Pooh and Star Wars. Han Solo is Christopher Robin and R2D2 is Piglet. Guess who (or what) plays Eeyore. More art here.

A great gift for photography junkies, the Camera Lens Mug looks almost exactly the same as a 24-105mm lens. It has a lens lid, focus grip and zoom rings, and even a moving auto-focus switch.

While the automatic switchblade action of the aluminum and steel Switchkey key holder wasn’t designed as a weapon, it certainly couldn’t hurt against would-be attackers.

Leave it to the Japanese to create an electronic gadget which lets you humanize any object. These Nikodama eyeballs can be stuck on the face of anything to give it more personality.

These Sentinel playing cards, a collaboration from theory11 and Hatch, are absolutely gorgeous inside and out, from the original art on the cards to the metallic accents and on the sleek and sturdy box.

Yves Béhar’s striking LED Leaf light for Herman Miller allows the user to control the intensity and light color (warm or cool) by sliding a finger along a groove in the lamp base. (Thanks Ron!)

The smoking gun tool infuses foods and drinks with flavors like applewood, cardamom or earl grey. The heat is contained in the aluminum smoking chamber and releases cool smoke as a result.

The surface of the RazorPit is made of a rubbery material called Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE). It gets rid of the dirt, hair and soap trapped in the blades, keeping them sharp for a long time.

The nozzle on every bottle of Dave’s Gourmet Adjustable Heat Hot Sauce has a lid that controls the mixture of two sauces stored in the bottle. This is just a good party game waiting to happen.

The Throwdown Cage Bed is the perfect gift for the MMA fan. With actual fencing, foam padded covers and even optional stairs. You can even have your nickname printed on the back post.

Designed by Constance Guisset, an all-terrain flash drive with a no-nonsense 2mm-thick steel case that protects data from extreme temperatures, pressure and impact. Available this August.