Gizmodo: screwdrivers

Screw Keys Open Doors the Hard Way

Mark Wilson — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:00:00 EDT

Screw Keys can't be fashioned by your local Ace to unlock your door, but the Phillips and flat head tips could take a majority of that door apart.

Screwdriver keys have apparently been out of production for the last decade, but now for a mere $4.50, the two-piece blackened steel recreation can be yours one again. I know most of you don't really care about that historial factoid. But there's one dude out there right now sporting a keychain duct taped to a 30-piece Craftsman set. And he is weeping—weeping, I say—with joy. [Screw Key via The Awesomer via BBG]

Foolproof Black & Decker LI4000 SmartDriver Screws Perfectly Every Time

Jack Loftus — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 21:28:05 EST

Using a screw guide to keep fasteners on track, the Black & Decker Ll4000 SmartDriver might help that special poseur carpenter in your life who's nothing but thumbs.

Because in addition to the typical magnetic drill bits that save sanity and screws from falling between the cracks of your current project, the 3.6-volt, Lithium-Ion battery powered SmartDriver also has a little extended arm that holds the screw in place while you work. Add in an LED work light and a six speed clutch and you have a pretty indispensable little gift, should you be a butterfingers handy man, like me.

Pay no attention to the wacky $4,000 Amazon price tag—the SmartDriver supposedly only retails for about $40. [Craziest Gadgets via Coolest Gadgets]

Dr. Who Sonic and Laser Screwdrivers Are Really Vibrators In Disguise

Jesus Diaz — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 08:30:00 EDT

I mean, come on. Look at these two. Dr. Who Sonic vs Laser Screwdrivers? Dr. Who? When was the last time you travelled back in time? Hello? How hard is to actually go to an online sex-shop and anonymously order the real thing? They come in the same brown cardboard UPS package, do we really have to pretend this is a collector's item? Look at them again, up close, read the specs, and then you tell me:

The Battle Sonic vs. Laser Screwdrivers measure 7.5" long. The "Toclafane Target" is 4" X 4.25" X 2" and the batteries are not included. [Think Geek]

Pocket Coin Screwdrivers Pass FAA Screening

Jason Chen — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 20:55:45 EST

Although not as long or stabby as real screwdrivers, these pocket coin screwdrivers go many places where real ones cannot (when's the last time you stuck a flat-head into your pants without getting a dirty look from your wife?). However, with these coin screwers, you can both screw in and out on the go with nothing but a pocketful of jingling to make anyone the wiser. A set of twelve can be yours for $8.50, which is the perfect price for stealthily unscrewing the train seat in front of you for subsequent laughs. [Leevalley via Book of Joe via Make]