Every tool chest worth its salt has a measuring tape. If you’re handy you use them for everything from moving furniture to hanging curtains. They’re simple and classic but that doesn’t mean they can’t get better. The eTaper16 is the digital tape measure that will simplify your life.

The basics of this are the same as a normal tape measure. Flexible metal ruler that you stretch out but this one lets you know what your measurement is right on the top. That is useful just in getting an accurate, no argument measurement. But that’s not all.

This will also remember what your measurement was. Don’t have a pencil handy? No problem, it will store the information for you until you can get to a place to write it down. Once you have the measurement documented, just clear it and it’s ready to measure again. You can save up to two measurements and it will also help calculate the midpoint of a measurement. A handy device for a handy person. The eTaper16 is $29.95.