Everyday Carry

The Sideslip utility knife is priced at US$98

Outdoors

Titanium Sideslip utility knife keeps moving parts to a minimum

The time-honored utility knife with its retractible blade is an indispensable tool for many, and has undergone many iterations over the years. Aerocrafted has now put forward a particularly minimalist one with style and simplicity at its heart.

Big Idea adds the Bit Bar Inline to its pocket tool lineup

Outdoors

Pen-size titanium multitool takes care of EDC screwdriver needs

With a lineup of titanium pocket tools and pens, Tennessee's Big Idea Design has established a name for itself in small, lightweight everyday carry (EDC). Its new Bit Bar Inline shrinks and lightens that EDC even more.

The PopGrip SOG Multitool is available now via Popsockets' website

Mobile Technology

SOG's PopGrip smartphone handle hides a 5-in-1 multitool

Knife-maker SOG has teamed up with smartphone accessory specialist PopSockets on a pop-out grip for handsets that packs quite a punch in terms of versatility, storing a five-in-one multitool should they need to pop open a bottle or turn a screw.

The Keytool is up for preorder via Kickstarter

Outdoors

Keytool multitool slices, turns screws and acts as a smartphone tripod

Startup Keytool is stepping into the world of everyday carry with the belief your keyset can do much more than open your front door, offering an eponymous multitool with an impressive suite of functions.

Crafted from Grade-5 titanium or stainless steel, the M.020 measures 92 mm long and 56 mm wide

Outdoors

Pocket multi-tool cuts, tensions, pulls, measures ... and starts fires

The M.020 from Tactica Gear is another interesting example of a credit-card-sized multitool for easy carry, squeezing a number of campsite-oriented functions into a package that will be right at home in your pocket.

It's creators claim the Claw 2.0 is the world's second smallest multitool

Outdoors

Claw 2.0 upsizes world's smallest EDC multitool... slightly

After finding success with the original Claw, selling over 100,000 of what "may be the world's smallest multitool," its creators have taken on board customer feedback and gone bigger and better with their latest everyday carry offering, the Claw 2.0.

The body of the Helion Flip knife is made from a mix of carbon fiber and Kirinite

Outdoors

Magnetic carbon fiber knife makes blade swaps a breeze

Canadian outfit Ronin Energetics has taken to Kickstarter with a rather handy looking flip-knife that can be easily kitted out with replacement blades.

The Lyra knife is currently the subject of a Kickstarter campaign

Outdoors

Tiny Lyra knife uses clever folding linkage to stretch out for a four-finger grip

Offering a small blade with a friendly handle is a tricky task, and that's the one Horizon Knives has undertaken with Lyra. The morphing knife is small enough to be keychain compatible, but uses a nifty folding mechanism to give its users a good handle on the job.

All up, the Prylobite measures 9.9 cm (3.9 in) when open and weighs in at 23 g (0.81 oz)

Outdoors

Prylobite keychain knife packs a pry bar and wrench into its handle

The small steel Prylobite blade weighs no more than a handful of coins and packs up neatly thanks to a friction folding design, which incorporates a couple of handy innovations to take this utensil into multi-tool territory.

The closed Eclipse knife has a diameter of 1.8 in (4.5 cm), which is just 7 mm more than a US dollar coin

Outdoors

Coin-shaped pocket knife snaps into action

San Francisco’s Fulcrum Knives has taken inspiration from the humble coin to come up with a compact everyday carry option that can be slipped into a jean pocket, and then flicked into action with one hand when the need arises.