Hasta La Gadget!

ThinkGeek is intent on getting us all ready for the zombie apocalypse. They will sell you the Crovel or Crovel II which will certainly come in handy to take on the zombie hoard. A new tool has turned up that looks even more impressive than the Crovel, called the NAX 2.0.

The NAX 2.0 is a multitool that can function as a hatchet, machete, and a kukuri knife. I don’t know what that last one is, but it sounds really cool. The handle of the NAX 2.0 can be used as a pry bar so you can open any wood crates of Twinkies you might run across.

The handle also has a bottle opener, which is key to surviving the zombie apocalypse. Few things are worse than running across the last beer in the world and not having a bottle opener. The handle also has a gas shut off wrench, I guess that will help to burn up some zombies or cook Ramen soup to enjoy with your beer. Plus, the handle is wrapped in 550 paracord, which is perfect for setting booby traps and strangling the undead.

The Nax 2.0 is available from ThinkGeek for $149.99(USD).

I’ve flown from one side of this galaxy to the other, and I’ve seen a lot of strange stuff, but I’ve never seen anything to make me believe that there’s one all-powerful bottle opener that can open anything. Until now.

This Darth Vader bottle opener uses the force (applied by your hand muscles) to open your drinks. Make sure that when you open your bottle you always say “You have failed me for the last time!” and force choke that bottle cap off.

You can pre-order it now from Entertainment Earth for $15.99(USD) and it will be released in January 2014. Best bottle opener ever? At least until they release the Rancor.

[via That’s Nerdalicious]

If you’re an iPhone 5 owner who prefers those bumper cases that only cover the edges of the smartphone, XGear has a new offering called the Fortress 2. The case wraps all the way around the edges of the iPhone 5 and has a sliding door that opens allowing you to charge and sync the device without any problems. The bumper case also leaves all of the controls uncovered for easy access.

The Fortress 2 is CNC machined from a solid block of aluminum and shouldn’t interfere with the antenna or disrupt your signal strength. Possibly the best feature of this case for fans of frosty adult beverages is that it has a built-in bottle opener on the top right corner. That means while you’re drunk texting your ex, you’ll be able to pop open a fresh beer to keep the buzz going.

The Fortress 2 is made in the USA and is available for $99.99(USD). It is offered in multiple colors including light blue, dark blue, red, bare aluminum, matte black, purple, and pink. For an additional $10 you can get the case with their Banshee Tempered Glass Screen Protector.

Most people are lazy by nature. They get even lazier on Friday and Saturday nights, since they’re all suddenly unable to leave their seats to open their bottles of soda or beer using the opener on the fridge. What they do instead is use the old edge-of-the-table trick to pop the cap off of their bottles. Good for them, but bad for you and your furniture.

This behavior gets even more common especially when you’re throwing a party or having a chill night with friends. Nobody really wants to be a party pooper by insisting that everyone get up to get their bottles open. The solution? The BROpener.

It’s a neat little strip that you can stick on tabletops and other furniture to transform them all into bottle openers. It’s got a space-age industrial-strength adhesive strip on the back to hold it in place. Basically, you’ll still be doing the edge-of-the-table technique on the BROpener, so your furniture stays protected, and the adhesive tape can easily be removed with a twisting motion.

It’s also magnetized, which adds a bit of convenience since your bottle caps will stick to it once the bottle’s open, so you won’t be dropping bottle caps all over the floor.

The BROpener is currently up for funding on Kickstarter, where a minimum pledge of $14(USD) will get you a single opener.

[via OhGizmo!]

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