• lemmefixdat4u@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Two “gadgets” that I’m never without. My Leatherman multitool and my RovyVon Aurora flashlight. The multitool with locking blades is like carrying a toolbox on your hip. And that flashlight - it’s 2 inches long and 1/2 inch wide, but it can kick out a beam that lights up things 1000 feet away. Or provide enough light to read by for 40 hours. Yeah, I can use the smartphone’s flash, but it isn’t bright enough to show me if the two eyes reflecting back at me belong to a dog or a bear. That’s important where I live.

    • xtapa@feddit.de
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      1 year ago

      It’s a common thing I read on here. All the swiss pocket knives, Leatherman and flashlights. What are you people doing with those? I cannot remember the last time one of these items has been relevant to me.

      • andyspam@sh.itjust.works
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        1 year ago

        I’m almost curious what kind of life you live? You never find yourself in a situation where having a knife, screwdriver, pliers, or a flashlight on you wouldn’t be a huge convenience?

        • xtapa@feddit.de
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          1 year ago

          Well, sure I do have to fix something around the house or something like that, but then I got my trusty toolbox with all the stuff I need, so I have no need for multitools on my belt.

      • randombullet@feddit.de
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        1 year ago

        I’m a network engineer, I always have a flashlight on me since I have to get into crawl ways to chase cables

        I personally have an Acebeam E70 Mini because it’s high CRI and non-PWM.

        • xtapa@feddit.de
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          1 year ago

          For work that’s one thing, but from what I read here, there’s a whole bunch of people running around with multitools on their belts in their private time.

  • Pechente@feddit.deEnglish
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    1 year ago

    The Panic Playdate. It’s just a really nice gaming console that is getting a lot of support from game devs. It’s one of the very few truly portable handhelds as it can easily fit in a pocket and the battery lasts forever too.

  • Random Dent@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    If it counts, definitely the Steam Deck. With that and emulators, it’s like having almost every game I’ve ever owned in one portable machine.

    • MomoTimeToDie@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      In a similar vein, I love my ps vita. Hacked, it’s an absolutely amazing console, and is able to boast the “actually fits in my pocket” award.

      • shapesandstuff@feddit.de
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        1 year ago

        Such a cool console. Sony butchered it, but theres still so much fun to be had with it. We got a GTA san andreas port by the community ffs

    • bnjmn@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      I just got one so reading this makes me hopeful. Fallen out of love with gaming a bit in recent years

      • BlueFairyPainter@feddit.de
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        1 year ago

        Also just ordered mine. Since I started working fulltime remote a year ago, I found myself not wanting to spend more time on my desk after work. That translated into me almost giving up gaming even though I used to love it. Moving to a place where I can have a second desk would cost me one Steam Deck per month so I just went with a Steam Deck lol

  • Bloodwoodsrisen@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I have two items I bought for my upcoming Aviation Maintenance training this December. A usb rechargeable flashlight and a 17-in-1 multitool, both which will come in mighty handy these next few years