Five years ago I bought a precision screwdriver that immediately replaced a whole box full of them and it's gotten regular use since. The clever design was by Hoto, and now it and other companies like it are experiencing success in the west thanks to their growing ranges of well-designed single-purpose gadgets. At The Verge, Sean Hollister charts the success of Hoto and a similar Chinese tool brand, Fanttik.

While many Chinese brands never escape the orbits of Amazon and AliExpress, both Hoto and Fanttik are poised to become US household names. They're at Best Buy, Costco, and Walmart, and they're all over TikTok, selling USB-C cordless drills, air pumps, and motorized kitchen scrubbers that look like they belong on the Starship Enterprise. … Often, I'm impressed by the quality and design

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