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Sure, a home weight room would be nice, but not everyone has the space or funds for one. xplate is the latest product designed to address that problem, by stuffing a modular weight training system into a case that can be taken anywhere.

Toby Roberts is a restauranteur who previously invented a special type of charcoal and a grill that uses it, both of which are now utilized in restaurants. Well, he's now created a mini version for home use, and it comes with the charcoal.

Ysmart, which specializes in EDC gear, has launched a tiny flashlight that's perfect for people who want to have one within arm's reach at all times. It turns on as soon as you snap it off its magnetic base, and charges wirelessly on a custom dock.

No matter how much gear you stuff into your backpack for recording on the go, chances are high that you'll forget something. The AirStudio S1 is designed to ease the burden, serving as an EDC multi-tool for musicians, podcasters or sonic creatives.

Calling all guitarists who spend way too much time trying to lock in the perfect sound: Groundhog Audio claims its tech can match the tone from any song and drop it into a compact pedal at your feet – no knob twiddling necessary.

I love EDC gear that's designed to take up as little room as possible. The Elio water bottle is a great example of that: it can hold 25.4 fl oz when expanded, and compress down to the size of a hockey puck for easy packing or carrying on the go.

It's double-barreled, it uses lasers instead of LEDs, and it's machined from a solid block of 6061 aluminum alloy. Come meet the Lumitwin DL700 flashlight, which belts out two converging beams up to a distance of 2 km (1.24 miles).

Designed to give you more of what you'll use and less tagalong bulk you won't, the new Tacray MT1 multitool has a thin open chassis with a pair of flip-out tools. And it adds a much-desired feature that most multitools leave behind: a flashlight.

The Robotin R2 is billed as the world’s first fully autonomous carpet-cleaning robot, combining vacuuming, washing and smart drying in one compact, low-maintenance system. You can get the unit for just US$799 – nearly half its expected retail price.

Outask has advanced its pocketable light into a versatile multitool with many uses for home and in the field. The TD2 triples light output inside a multi-axis chassis that makes it a pocket flashlight, table lamp, magnetic work light and more.

Some tools are made to be admired and fondled as much as they're made to actually be used. Such certainly seems to be the case with the sandblasted titanium GripNGo 2.0 ratcheting bit driver, which is currently the subject of a Kickstarter campaign.

If you're going bikepacking – off-road bicycle camping – you'll want to keep your load as light and compact as possible. That's where the super-svelte bikepacking-specific Apex1 tent comes in, as it actually uses your bike to hold it fully upright.