Gadgets

Victorinox Presentation Master Multitool Review

Because even James Bond has to use PowerPoint sometimes. They’re called “trade secrets” for a reason. And if the competition gets their hands on your company’s IP because you drunkenly left it in a bar, you’ll need stringent security to keep them from peeping–like the Victorinox Presentation Master’s 256-bit AES encryption. It’s a Swiss Army Knife on loan from MI6.


September 16, 2011
Gadgets

A Caveman’s Swiss Army Knife

I love everything about this. I just like to pretend that George the Neanderthal carried a Stone Aged Swiss Army Knife everywhere with him. It was so convenient! Of course, there was no Swiss or Army or Knives back then but, um, you get the idea!


August 4, 2011
Gadgets

Man Up Your Gardening Regime With Victorinox’s Pruning Knife

I’m not too sure how many of you dabble in gardening or floristry, but if that’s your bag, then Victorinox has you covered with their new budding and pruning swiss army knife, which costs around $US40. [Victorinox via SubStudio]


May 12, 2011
Gadgets

Swiss Army’s New Knife Is Literally Hard as Nails

Victorinox’s Remade In Switzerland range of products uses actual old Swiss army artefacts, upcycled to become brand new pieces. Like this Swiss army knife, which has been made from old horseshoe nails. You can literally be hard as nails now.


March 22, 2011
Gadgets

Climbers’ Knife Made By Pro-Climber: The Wenger Titanium Knife

The Swiss professional mountain-climber Ueli Steck worked with Wenger to create this tool, which has blades 50 per cent thicker than the blades usually found on these all-in-ones.


February 25, 2011
Gadgets

Simple, Scaled-Down Swiss Army Knives Are Worth Celebrating Too

Too often we fall into the trap of gushing over a pen-knife with 1,000 different tools—most of which we’ll never use. The Floral Knife, Victorinox’s latest flick-knife, costs just $US17. [Victorinox via Sub-Studio]


January 27, 2011
Gadgets

Gerber Fit Multitool Crams LED Plus 9 Tools Into Its Aluminium Shell

Can you believe this multitool costs just $US30? With its sleek looks, nine tools plus a 25-lumen LED, it’s bloody good value for those late-night fumblings as you try and break into your own house. Pre-order now. [KnifeCenter via Werd]


April 28, 2010
Gadgets

Switch, The Choose Your Own Swiss(ish) Army Knife

A pocket knife that you can configure yourself with just the turn of a quarter? That’s a clever bit of engineering. The “Switch” is on presale at Quirky for $US68 with 13 tools, including a memory stick. [Quirky]