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Whether you’re running, cycling, or walking your dog, safety always comes first. RunSafePro is a smart vest designed to detect approaching traffic, improve your visibility, and send emergency alerts to your loved ones if something goes wrong.

As is the case with cameras, the best multitool is the one you have on you. Following that line of thinking, the K-Smart X might just be one of the best, as it's designed to clip unobtrusively right onto your belt.

A new titanium multitool is available for backing on Kickstarter, and it might be one of the most well-organized tools on the market, featuring 70 tools distributed across five bank-card-sized plates.

Modern smart helmets are designed to improve visibility and cycling safety. The new helmet from Lumos keeps all the lighting features but also introduces an innovative intercom system to make group rides more fun, connected, and safe.

Startup ArcBlue is offering a pre-Kickstarter look at an astrophotography system named the C42 built around a full-frame Sony sensor, modular lens support, guided tracking and automation designed to simplify serious deep-sky imaging.

Currently on Kickstarter, a new camping product from TravelBird is designed to easily transform into seven different configurations, from a two-person sleeping bag to a cozy hands-free poncho.

Most people don't give a lot of thought to bike cargo trailers … they think of the things as being just towed carts. The Veolo Bike Trailer 2.0, however, is likely one of the lightest, smoothest-running, most well-appointed offerings you can buy.

Over the past few years, the team at tool company IF has successfully launched two wrench-based multitools on Kickstarter. Their latest release, the OmniPro Wrench 3.0, combines elements from both earlier versions and also has a few added features.

Early in 2025, YSmart embarked on a Kickstarter campaign for a versatile micro-flashlight. Now the company is back with an updated version that's even more compact, and comes with pro-grade LEDs plus three beam options for everyday carry.

Graphene-X is a Hong Kong-based company that produces outdoor clothing and gear. This time around it's entering the camping market with a product called the Tardigrade Sleeping System, currently available for backing on Kickstarter.

Hobbyists may have wished for a third hand at times, when having to pause work in order to reset a vise clamp, but AxiGlide – a dual-axis vise currently on Kickstarter – offers a new angle on how such devices work.

Flexibility is the key to success with today's smart projectors. The Audiray X5 combines native 4K projection, detachable stereo speakers, Google TV, and wireless karaoke mics in a portable entertainment system.