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7 Portable Gadgets Under $30 That'll Make Your Life Easier Every Day

By Sponsor on Sep 21, 2017 5:00AM

From a plasma beam lighter to a portable breathalyzer.

 

Ready to be a modern-day Inspector Gadget — uh, minus the near-fatal explosion and subsequent surgery? These seven ultra-convenient tools will keep you organized and safe on the go. (Though you're probably on your own if a claw-handed super villain decides to pay a visit.)

1. BACtrack Vio Smartphone Breathalyzer

 

Any fourth grader who's had a single D.A.R.E. lesson could tell you that driving under the influence is a definite no-no. Keep yourself (and everyone else on the road) safe by bringing the BACtrack Vio Smartphone Breathalyzer with you on nights out so you can turn nearly any smartphone into an alcohol screening device. Just flip open the mouthpiece and blow for five seconds for an accurate blood-alcohol concentration reading right on your phone courtesy its cutting-edge MicroCheck® Sensors.

Sale price: $39.99, 20% off the original price of $49.99. Buy it here.

2. Extended KeySmart

If your bulky key ring jingles so loudly that it puts Santa's reindeer to shame, it's time to upgrade to the Extended KeySmart. Crafted from lightweight aluminum, its slim, compact size accommodates both standard and foreign sizes for easy key access — up to 14 total, if you attach the included expansion pack.

Sale price: $19.99, 9% off the original price of $21.98. Buy it here

 

3. SaberLight Rechargeable Flameless Plasma Beam Lighter: 2-Pack

You've never seen a lighter like this before. Using an ultra-hot, electricity-generated plasma beam, the SaberLight produces a light that's both wind-proof and splash-proof so you can ignite a candle or cigarette in virtually any conditions. It's also completely butane-free, meaning its light is less toxic to you than any standard flame lighter you'll find on the market these days.

Sale price: $29.99, 85% off the original price of $199.98. Buy it here.

4. Key Safe

Do you even know what's floating around in your pocket or purse half the time? Thought not. Keep your pills, change, cash, and small knick-knacks secure by stashing them in the Key Safe, a waterproof, stainless steel cylinder that hooks onto your keychain for convenient storage on the go. 

Sale price: $17.95, 10% off the original price of $19.95. Buy it here.

5. Tactical Pen

The Tactical Pen is the mother of all writing utensils: Thanks to its Fisher Space Pen Pressurize Cartridge, you can use it to write on a wall, scribble on a a wet piece of paper, pen a love note upside-down, or even compose the next great American novel in temperatures between -30º to 250º Fahrenheit. Long story short: If the apocalypse decides to arrive sometime in the near future, this is the pen you'll want to have around.

Sale price: $33, 17% off the original price of $39.99. Buy it here

6. UltraBright 500-Lumen Tactical Military Flashlight: 2-Pack

Let's be real: That fear of the dark that's stuck with you since childhood is still totally rational. Make sure you can find your way through any dimly lit place, be it a hiking trail through a cave or just your car's cluttered trunk, by keeping an UltraLight military-grade flashlight by your side. With 500 lumens of power, three different brightness modes, and a one-mile range, the boogeyman doesn't stand a chance against this flashlight's glow.

Sale price: $17.99, 82% off the original price of $100. Buy it here.

7. Beta-QR Quick Release Keychain Flashlight

When your phone or wallet slips between the seats of your car for the millionth time, simply whip out the Beta-QR keychain flashlight to hunt it down in a jiffy. Featuring a sophisticated LED that's designed with human beings' visual system in mind to provide maximum color accuracy, this flashlight stows a bright, high-quality beam in a compact, convenient size.

Sale price: $52.99, 10% off the original price of $59. Buy it here.

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