Awesome Tools

UK online food delivery group Just Eat has designed the Eatensil, a Swiss army knife of cutlery of sorts; it has a pizza cutter, chip fork, chopsticks, bottle opener and fork, knife and spoon.

Invented by Jakob Schenk, the Tick Clip is an ingenious add-on that turns any piece of material between 0.60 to 1.2 inches think into a table, seat or bed. Will soon be available for about $88.

(Video has NSFW Language) The Annihilator is the carpenter’s swiss knife. It’s a hammer, nail puller, board straightener, axe, wrench and a bottle opener in one. Comes in 14″ and 18″ versions.

The Oona is a cheap, simple but versatile smartphone stand. Stick it on a glass surface, on white boards, or even on your desk, with a variety of positions and angles for your needs.

If the Kraken has been released and you need to TCB, try the WASP Injector weapon; it injects a freezing cold ball of compressed gas into prey at 800psi nearly instantly. Video here. (Thanks Eric!)

Behold this demo of the 40mm Machine Gun by FPSRussia, the most powerful machine gun a civilian can own: it can fire a 4 pound projectile (or a giant bullet) at 2800 feet/second. (Thanks Ben!)

Dry-All claims that their “kits” – actually bags filled with moisture-absorbing beads – can completely dry and save phones, tablets, Ebook readers and other similar electronics. Demo video here.

A bottle cap opener that collects caps in its body. It can store up to 30 caps at a time, and it has a removable base for easy disposal of caps. Less time for cleaning means more time for drinking.

Michael Kritzer is the talent behind the Buell Cratetable, perfect for tinkerers; the bike crate that the motorcycle arrives in is pre-cut to be repurposed into a useable workbench.

Its tapered pointed blade and sharpened sides can break through the hardest – okay let’s be honest. You don’t need a $120 shovel. Just admire the fine craftmanship and giggle at its name.

Turn your old credit cards into guitar picks with this easy to use punch. Your picks may not be as glamorous as ones made from ivory or wood, but “recycling” is music to Mother Nature’s ears.

Thanks to its stainless steel blades, the Corn Kerneler lets you pluck all the kernels from a cob in one swift motion. Simply fit it over the narrow end of a cob and then slide it down.

Why carry when you can roll? Treasure Wheels are a pair of attachable braces with wheels. They’re marketed towards urban scavengers, but we all need to move heavy stuff every now and then.

Jonas Damon has created a cool collection of wood-framed modern gadgets offered through Areaware. We especially like his latest, an old cathode-ray tube TV set that he built for the iPad.

The Crovel (shovel and crowbar) eliminates the need for a plethora of tools in order to survive – it has 13 different tools for a multitude of tasks combined into one tidy package. (Thanks, Anton!)

You don’t need to be a geek to know how to pop open a cold one with Art Lebedev’s Ctrl+O bottle opener, although Windows users would appreciate the reference more than Mac fans.

Commonly used office items that are stackable and have a harmonious color range, meant to reduce both the physical and visual clutter on desks. Designed by Adrian and Jeremy Wright.

This pocket-size gadget crams 19 tools into a single keychain-friendly metal block. Measuring just 1-7/8″ x 1-5/16″ x 1/4″ when folded, it opens to provide just about every tool you need in a pinch.

An ingenious electric hand truck that can automatically lower or raise its platform, reducing back strain and injuries. Although for this price we’d expect it to transport the cargo on its own too.

Keep alert for household leaks with no setup, no programming, no external power source, not even a button to push. Just set it and forget it. Alarm reaches 100dB and goes on up to 24 hours.

The TSA-friendly adjustable pocket wrench is precision machined from high-grade 6AL-4V titanium and heat-treated 154CM stainless steel, and weighs only 2.9 ounces. (Thanks David!)

Inspired by pro mountain-climber Ueli Steck, this lightweight titanium knife has built-in tools including hex nut drivers, a wood saw, screwdrivers, a wire stripper, and the all-important bottle opener.

More portable and easier to set up than traditional roof racks, Malone’s HandiRack is a pair of inflatable racks that fits most cars. Comes with a hand pump and supports up to 180lbs. of weight.