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Gadgets
OK, What 7 Things Can The Gerber Shard Do?
8:10AM Adam Frucci | The makers of the Gerber Shard claim that their aeroplane-safe keychain tool can perform seven handy tasks. But for the life of me, I can only see three or four. Help me out here, commenters. [Gerber via Uncrate]
Software
Update Your Life With LH’s List Of The Top Software Update Tools
5:30AM Jack Loftus | Automate your software update process with one of these specialised software tools, won’t you? The complete list is available for your consumption over at Lifehacker. Enjoy. [Lifehacker]
Science
Commandos To Use Plasma Knives For Field Surgery
5:20PM Rosa Golijan | Apparently plasma knives—surgical instruments which have glowing, ionised gas as a blade—have passed Special Operations Command’s field testing and evaluation stages. Great! Now how much longer until this tech can be used to make real lightsabers? More »
Gadgets
Dremel 4000 Must Be Two Times Better Than The Dremel 2000
1:40AM Jesus Diaz | Do-It-Yourself humans! Lust for the Dremel 4000—the magic rotating tool that can sand surfaces, carve wood, polish metal, scramble eggs, mix cocktails and overstimulate naughty bits with different tips—for it’s the new king of the multifunction tool hill. More »
Gadgets
An Alligetter Tool For Getting Things Out Of Drains
3:00AM Jason Chen | This Alligetter LED tool isn’t just a lousy pun, it shines a light into dark (and small) places where you couldn’t normally see or reach. Places like drains, garbage disposals or behind the couch. More »
Gadgets
At Gizmodo Gallery 09: Freakishly Tiny Drill!
9:00AM Adrian Covert | The Tiny Drill serves absolutely no purpose. It doesn’t mean we don’t love it. Seriously, look how small the damn thing is! And it comes with it’s own case/holster that doubles as a keychain! More »
Design
Feet First Ladder Keeps You From Hitting The Pavement Head First
3:40AM Sean Fallon | There doesn’t seem to be a damn bit of level ground around the outside of my house, which makes climbing a ladder a truly frightening experience. I could definitely use something like Feet First. More »
Gadgets
Altoids: Curiously Strong, Curious Hacked
8:30AM Jack Loftus | Let’s get that Taste Test taste out of your mouths with a little after dinner mint, shall we? Then, when we’ve exhausted our supply of Altoids, we can be good little geeks and make zany things from the tins! More »
Gadgets
Screw Keys Open Doors The Hard Way
2:00AM Mark Wilson | Screw Keys can’t be fashioned by your local locksmith to unlock your door, but the Phillips and flat head tips could take a majority of that door apart. More »
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