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With three grams shaved from its predecessor, the All Black 34 Gram Pocket Knife features a 420B stainless steel blade with an indestructible titanium coating. It'll cut through just about anything thanks to its microdentation and comes equipped with a liner lock system and belt clip for easy transportation.

An all-action audio-player, the FINIS SwiMP3 enables you to enjoy your tunes, audio books and podcasts while doing laps in the pool. Its Bone Conduction transmission makes for clear sound, even while fully submerged and the ingenious Hydrodynamic Clips affix to your goggles, reducing the interference with your strokes while eliminating the risk of losing your ear speakers (like those pesky buds). Its 2GB of memory and eight-hours of use per charge should be more than enough to keep you entertained.

A case with both style and substance, the Italian designed V-Moda Metallo is solid and lightweight, can stand upright and houses inner foam and a clear film to offer untold protection for your phone. It's also been designed to work in conjunction with the firm's VAMP VERZA mobile Hi-Fi amplifier, to turn your phone into a portable disco, but what we like best is the cool sword-like unsheathing sound it makes you when you lock in or out the back metal plates.

Add some rustic style to your high-tech tablet with the charming LIND DNA RAMbag iPad Case. No big zippers or buttons, it fastens magnetically and is forged from a choice of natural non-dyed wool of the highest quality or optimized recycled leather. It's tough, easy to clean and made in Denmark by real-life saddlers. Now, you can't get much more authentic than that.

Don't ruin your sharp-suited look by pulling out a disposable plastic freebie, add to your style with a classy Machined Brass Bolt Pen. Made in the US of A and machine forged from solid brass, it'll take any Parker ballpoint refill and features a stainless steel clip. Weighs just under three ounces, adding to its substantial, quality feel.

Bolster your home security, keep an eye on the kids or spy on the missus with the NetCam HD Wi-Fi Camera with Night Vision. Can be viewed through your tablet or smartphone and will even send you a text or email when it detects motion. The HD picture is sharp and clear and the wide-angle lens means it's got you, or whoever it's watching, well and truly covered. Even in the dark

The freedom to film no matter where and when inspiration finds you, the dinky Blackmagic Pocket Camera means you can always have the equipment at hand. It boasts a super 16mm 1080p-capable sensor with 13 stops of dynamic range, massive storage and is compatible with Micro Four Thirds lenses. It can even record in Apple ProRes and CinemaDNG RAW formats for optimum picture quality. Get your speech ready for the Oscars.

An autonamous 4x4 vehicle that's tough enough to go where you dare not, the Grizzly Robotic Utility Vehicle is a fearless, rugged motorized beast. Powered by an electirc 80hp engine that can last up to 12 hours, it's capable of humping round over one thousand pounds worth of weight. The 26-inch tires will tackle any terrain and with an 8-inch ground clearance, you won't ever have to worry about it getting stuck.

Due this summer, the Sony X1 4K Media Player arrives with ten pre-loaded movies, incuding our all-time favorite movie about a mohawked social misfit, "Taxi Driver." Also on offer is "The Amazing Spiderman," the remade "Total Recall" and a host of shorts. Sony has informed us that it will provide its own fee-based distributuon service for 4K films upon its release.

A world first, the Sun & Cloud Camera can not only be charged by USB, but self-generates its own power via a hand crank or in-built solar panel. Other features include filters, a 3-mega pixel lens with three differing shoot modes, and a powerful LED which means you can even take photos or shoot videos in the dark. Get making those home movies.