Cheap gadget mini-reviews
Cheap gadget mini-reviews
Written by Ken Sunday, 15 February 2009 17:52
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Five ultra-cheap outdoor gadgets reviewed
It’s that time again – feeling broke but needing a gadget fix, I headed over to dealextreme.com for some ultra cheap toys. As usual lots of things went into the basket only to be removed on the grounds of expense, uselessness or on a whim. This time my attention was on outdoors and “survival” equipment, and I managed to get five different items delivered to my door for around £7.50.
Ultrafire bottle opener with screwdriver and spanners
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.4642
$1.97 – about £1.37
Probably the highest quality item in the bunch, the ‘Ultrafire’ bottle opener claims to be made of stainless steel, although the black coating makes it hard to tell. It’s manufactured to very high tolerances, and feels weighty and quality in the hand.
During extensive testing conditions (it’s a hard life, reviewing bottle openers!) around 30 bottles were opened, and the ultrafire proved to be almost as good as the larger Heineken museum freebie bottle opener which is the benchmark used by DinkyKitty for all comparisons. The ultrafire coped with a range of bottle top sizes (including chunky oversized Hoegaarden tops) and in about 75% of tries opened the bottle on the first attempt.
As a serious tool, the screwdriver and spanners probably won’t see much use, but if the bottle opener is laying around they might come in handy. As an interesting looking and functional bottle opener, the high-quality Ultrafire is recommended. 8/10