All Entries in the "Tools" Category

Finders Keepers: The Alligetter Grabber LED Tool

We’ve all done it: dropped something valuable into a tough to reach place, and had no way to get to it. With the Alligetter Grabber LED Tool to grab it, this sort of predicament will never happen again.

And even better, it lights the area you’re looking in, so that you can never blame the [...]

All-In-One Everyday Device For Geeks: The Cicada LED Knife

The name Cicada LED Knife is pretty cool even if it has little to do with the insect its named after (no annoying buzzing sound), but will but can indeed be very useful, and has a cool modern shape.
More about it here:
The small oval shape contains a high carbon steel pen knife blade that is [...]

Tools for a New Age: The Digital Adjustable Wrench

For those of you who’ve never used a wrench before, this might be the perfect gift. Perhaps a digital geek who doesn’t know when a wrench is actually tight on something who needs a digital display to tell them.

This is where it gets “interesting”: the online price is $323.  Yep, the Digital Adjustable Wrench [...]

Sticky Tools: The MagnoGrip

Sometimes tight jobs are a real pain having to hold multiple tools in your hand while trying to do various tasks. The MagnoGrip is designed for just such an occasion.
Here’s more from the creators of the gadget:
The MagnoGrip is a magnetic wristband guaranteed to securely hold nails, screws, drill bits, fasteners and tools. It allows [...]

The Power of Water: The Hydrokinetic Adjustable Wrench

Adjustable wrenches have been around since the dawn of time, it seems; my father had one, and his father had one. They typically adjust by turning a little wheel and moving the wrench part, but its hard to get it exactly where you want it. This new fangled Hydrokinetic Wrench adjusts in a much easier [...]

Modern take on an old-fashioned tool: The Irwin Strait-Line Tape Measure

Some people have a hard time with the handyman stuff. It’s just a simple fact. Bob Vila most of us aren’t, and its nice to know some people are inventing things for those of us who aren’t. Some of us who are not precise measurers still need to hang stuff sometimes, and that’s what this [...]

The most expensive drill in the world (sort of) – The Black and Decker Smartdriver Drill

This is one of the stranger devices we’ve ever listed, and soon you’ll see why.
The older we get, the less coordinated we’re going to be.  Well if you’re either just clumsy or getting up there in years, but still want a way to be independent with your DIY projects, this is the way to go.  [...]

Not just a tape measure: The Tape Measure 4-in-1 Multi-Tool

We love gadgets that combine various utilities into one well-designed device. It’s something that really gets us jazzed, and this one is a great example of this principle at work.
This may appear to be just a tape measure, but this one is a 4-in-1 device.  It also solves several issues when you’re trying to measure something.  [...]