Awesome Tools

Currently in development at Quirky, Track is a concept for a lamp that follows your movement. Like Soloshot, the lamp works by tracking a wristband. It can be placed on a flat surface, hung or mounted on a tripod.

Paint Handy has a microfiber cloth that holds up to a pint of paint without spilling, even if you hold it upside down. The paint transfers easily to a brush or roller, and you can put excess paint back to its container.

This versatile hiking stick allows outdoorsy types to do everything from spear a fish to shoot their dinner with a slingshot. The $320 set includes a hickory wood handle with compass, spear, fishing spear, axe, saw and slingshot heads.

A lightweight, durable clip for holding onto multiple keyrings, the Carboneer is CNC machined from a single sheet of carbon fiber, and can hold a heavy set of keys despite being less than 1/2 the weight of a single key.

The world’s calendar. Forekast is a crowdsourced list of upcoming events. You can post, upvote and comment on events, subscribe to categories and get reminders. For now, only global events are accepted, but local happenings are in the works.

A toolbox with lots of built-in tools and other convenient features, such as a 20V 5Ah battery that can power gadgets via its outlets and USB ports, a whiteboard, LED lights, a magnetic lid and a tablet stand. Its maximum load is 65lb.

This innovative bracelet puts 25 tools, including screwdrivers, box wrenches, a cutting hook, a bottle opener and more on your wrist. Also available with an optional Swiss-made timepiece. Shut up and take our money, Leatherman.

This nasty looking flashlight has a few tricks up its sleeve – it sports an “attack head” with four hardened metal spikes. It also has a loud siren built into its butt. It’s rechargeable, and has an ultrabright 2000 lumen LED light source.

A smart and simple storage accessory for your garage, the Rack offers places not only to hang your tools, but charging outlets and a small shelf for storing hardware (which we hope is magnetic). Keep track of development on Quirky.

Nope, it’s not a fancy SUV, but this little fella can do a bit of off-roading too. This portable and foldable trolley can carry up to 110lb. and has an internal pocket to secure smaller items. It also has a telescoping handle and a carrying case.

A stylish and modular key organizer. The Key Caddy has a Swiss army knife-style attachment for keys and its optional accessories: a bottle opener/screwdriver and USB drive. It also has a keyring hole for keys that won’t fit.

This Windows app will help you with one of the great Holiday traditions: checking up on your relatives’ computers. It can install, update or do both with over 100 applications, from Flash to iTunes. There’s also a paid version for businesses.

Screwpop’s new Lighter Holder stainless steel keychain tool secures small lighters, keeping them from falling out of or taking space in your pocket. Its carabiner doubles as a bottle opener.

Equal parts decorative and functional. Designer Tony Ruth recommends “using it to clamp verbally associated objects together into some sort of visual pun: bacon and eggs, salt and pepper, turner and hooch.”

Measure-It! is a measuring tape with an adhesive backing. It has 12″ repeating measures, 16″ center markings and a center line. You can write on it with pens, pencil or markers and it leaves no residue when removed.

The TorrX smart ball pump has an automatic mode. Just enter the target BAR or PSI and it will automatically inflate or deflate the ball until the target pressure is reached. It uses a standard needle and can inflate up to 15 PSI.

Looks like someone beat the folks behind WriteBoard. Smart Kapp is a dry erase board that streams its content to computers and mobile devices. You can take snapshots of the board and download them via a USB drive or the mobile app.

Voiceboard is a presentation system that converts PowerPoint documents into an interactive slideshow. Use the supplied Nod ring and the Bluetooth headset to control your presentation with gestures or voice commands.

Back in stock! This handy gadget combines a writing instrument with a stylus, philips and flathead screwdrivers, level, 3-scale ruler and an eraser all in one. Available in yellow, black or silver; ballpoint or rollerball variants.

SOG’s backpack-friendly folding shovel is perfect for digging out of snow, sand or dirt. It’s got a durable carbon steel blade, and its extendable handle offers extra leverage, and conceals a serrated saw blade inside.

Kaufmann Mercantile presents a timeless knife ideal for camping or hunting. Crafted in Maniago, Italy by Maserin from variegated olive wood, and sporting a 3-inch or 4-inch stainless steel blade.

Versonel’s mini fridge was designed to fit right in with garages or workshops. It has an adjustable divider, four locking swivel casters and three functional – albeit shallow – tool drawers on its upper half. Available in blue or red.

An easy to apply mobile device screen protector. Just clean your device’s screen then push the Simple Snap mold over your device until it snaps off. Available for iPhone 5/5S/5C/6/6 Plus, iPad Air/Mini and Samsung Galaxy S4/S5.