Every week, we attempt to fill Rising Gear with the best new stuff we are able to discover. But it surely’s at all times a stability between the generally enormous technological leaps that appear to occur with growing frequency, and the gradual enhancements to gear we’ll seemingly at all times want.
That’s greater than evident this week. On the techy aspect of issues, we’ve some fantastically sensible glasses with options each enthralling and terrifying. There’s additionally upgraded eFoils, a strong and cell oven for outside cooks, and a brand new Olympus digital camera that’s outdoorsy and fashionable.
On the different finish of the gear spectrum, there are the upgrades to tried-and-true standbys, like some limited-edition lenses from Ombraz, new MSR tent fashions for backpackers, and — as a result of it’s nearly Valentine’s Day — path meals within the type of “health goodies.” Benefit from the window-shopping, fellow GearJunkies.
Loomos AI Glasses
It’s exhausting to select a favourite a part of the Kickstarter video for these new sensible glasses, which let you carry round ChatGPT like a digital assistant. When it suggests permitting the glasses to transcribe the dialog of a gathering ’trigger you don’t wish to hear — I laughed out loud on the audacity.
However audacious is definitely the place a high-tech pair of glasses will stay, given the continued controversy surrounding related merchandise from Google and Ray-Ban. The Kickstarter marketing campaign for the Loomos AI Glasses has racked up greater than $1 million already, and it’s simple to see why.
The glasses incorporate a 450mAh battery, a built-in Sony 16MP digital camera that may seize 4K images, and an open-ear audio system with twin DSP amplifiers and 5.1 digital encompass sound. You may even faucet them for 1080p video recording at 30fps for as much as 5 minutes. Powered by the W517 chip for environment friendly AI processing, they’ve an non-obligatory 6,500mAh neckband battery for longer battery life. Early chook pricing begins at $200.
Raise eFoils
Two new fashions from Raise Foils, which focuses on these surf-like devices, have up to date the model’s widespread efoil designs that allow customers keep away from complicated meeting of the varied components.
Each the LIFT5 and LIFTX include the model’s new tools-free Raise Join System, which permits for easy clip-in, clip-off performance when placing the foil collectively for a day on the seaside. As for variations between the 2 fashions, the LIFT5 has a redesigned, lighter board with a double concave backside and sharper chine rails.
It’s additionally received wi-fi connectivity and one-touch startup, together with security options like a double-walled battery and water ingress prevention. Designed in collaboration with shaper Sean Ordoñez, the LIFTX goals for hybrid efficiency that blends powered driving with surf foiling, all whereas utilizing ultralight supplies.
Preorders for the LIFT5 and LIFTX will start on February 25. Pricing particulars haven’t been disclosed.
Gas Items Valentine’s Day Field
I’d think about nearly any runner would wish to be your Valentine with this field of goodies.
Gas Items simply dropped a limited-edition Valentine’s Day Field of Health Sweets. Priced at $25, it’s evidently meant as a present for coaching companions, working mates, or for private enjoyment. Every field is available in a purple package deal with a customizable reward notice. And if that’s not sufficient, Gas Items has additionally launched an athlete’s Chocolate Store, permitting clients to create a customized field of health goodies by choosing their most well-liked flavors and configurations.
In case you’re trying to seize the eye of an outdoorsy particular person in your life — you realize what to do.
MSR Hubba Hubba LT Tent
Mountain Security Analysis (MSR) simply dropped its tent lineup for spring 2025, and hikers will need a second take a look at the brand new Hubba Hubba LT sequence.
The Hubba Hubba LT tents, obtainable in one-, two-, and three-person variations, provide elevated house and improved air flow with breathable mesh and enhanced fly vents, the model mentioned. The tents even have solution-dyed material, which reduces water utilization and carbon emissions by 80%, in accordance with MSR.
The sequence additionally features a side-loading stuff sack for simpler packing and Mini Groundhog stakes for higher floor efficiency. The tents price $470 for the one-person, $550 for the two-person, and $630 for the three-person model.
Gozney Tread
Right here it’s, people, in the end: the world’s most transportable pizza oven. Or not less than that’s the declare from Gozney, which is able to quickly launch the oddly named Tread for these obsessive about outside cooking amid far-flung adventures.
Designed for high-temperature cooking in distant places, the Tread oven is compact, light-weight, and rugged, in accordance with Gozney. It’s received speedy heat-up occasions, supposedly reaching 950 levels F in quarter-hour, and cool-down occasions beneath 20 minutes. The oven additionally contains built-in carry handles, a stand with adjustable legs for uneven surfaces, and an non-obligatory roof rack accent that transforms the highest right into a prep station.
Tread can prepare dinner not simply pizza, but additionally a wide range of meals, together with steaks, fish, and veggies, due to its large temperature vary and huge cooking house. Obtainable in two colours, the oven will probably be obtainable for buy by March 11. We’re to see the way it stacks up in opposition to the Solo Range Pi Prime.
Ombraz Blue Mirror Leggero
As if Ombraz wasn’t hip sufficient already, the favored model of armless shades simply launched some limited-edition Leggero sun shades model with Polarized Blue Mirror Optics.
The brand new design apparently meets buyer requests for extra light-weight, sturdy eyewear with enhanced visible readability. Preferrred for water and alpine actions, the blue mirror lenses scale back glare and enhance shade notion, Ombraz mentioned, making them good for brilliant circumstances like open water or sunlit mountain peaks.
The Leggero sun shades are made with a featherlight TR-90 aerospace-grade nylon body and have Polarized Carl Zeiss Blue Mirrored lenses for crystal-clear imaginative and prescient. The armless, hinge-free design eliminates frequent points like slipping and discomfort, and the adjustable recycled nylon wire offers a safe match. Obtainable in common and XL sizes, the Restricted-Version Leggero sun shades are priced at $160.
Salomon S/LAB Extremely Glide
Meet Salomon’s new S/LAB Extremely Glide. Developed in collaboration with ultra-runner François D’Haene, the shoe is constructed for lengthy path runs and races. It’s received a mix of specialised foams and the model’s SPHERE outsole geometry, which goals to ship constant efficiency even after 10 to fifteen hours of competitors.
The Extremely Glide is constructed for blended terrain, providing most damping and safety. A regular shoe width, the S/LAB Extremely Glide has an 8mm drop and a weight of about 300 g (10.58 ounces). Stack heights are 41mm on the heel and 35mm on the forefoot, whereas the lug depth measures 3.5mm.
However if you’d like an excellent high-tech path runner like this one, you’ll need to shell out some bucks, ’trigger this child prices $250.
OM-3 Mirrorless Digicam
Whereas the OM-1 stays Olympus’s flagship nature digital camera (with a price ticket to show it), the basic Japanese model has dropped a retro mannequin with a cheaper price tag that appears to intention for the “city open air” crowd.
Impressed by the unique Olympus OM-1 movie SLR from 1973, the OM-3 comes with a inventive shade mode dial much like the favored Olympus Pen-F from 2016. This $2,000 digital camera (body-only) is stacked with options, together with customizable profiles, computational instruments, and seamless switching between stills and cinematic video, the model mentioned.
For some further bucks, you will get extra lenses, together with the M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 17mm F1.8 II and the 25mm F1.8 II. The primary is right for landscapes and cityscapes, whereas the 25mm F1.8 II excels in portraits and on a regular basis images, in accordance with OM.
The OM-3 will probably be obtainable in late February. The lenses are priced at $550 (17mm) and $500 (25mm).
Aarn Packs Mountain Magic 50 PRO
Phrase on the road is that Aarn Packs, an out of doors model based mostly in New Zealand and Australia, has some mega-comfy backpacks. We’re taking a look at doing a little hands-on testing of those puppies, particularly of its latest launch: the Mountain Magic 50 PRO.
This redesigned model of the model’s Mountain Magic Pack has 50 L of house. It goals for thru-hikers on the lookout for the consolation of a framed pack with a lighter, pared-back construction. It’s received twin tensioners on the hip belt for a customized match and pockets fabricated from sturdy, light-weight supplies. These entrance pockets, totaling 7 L, assist stability the load and enhance posture whereas mountaineering, making gear (and snacks) extra accessible, the model mentioned.
The Mountain Magic 50 PRO additionally comes with Aarn’s signature U-Move harness, which permits the pack to maneuver with the physique and supposedly reduces fatigue. Obtainable in two shoulder harness sizes, the Mountain Magic 50 PRO goals for top efficiency on multiday hikes.
Leatherman Rebar Spring Colours
Leatherman is beginning off 2025 with a splash of shade for its widespread Rebar multitool. One of many iconic model’s hottest instruments, the Rebar now is available in three new colours, every priced at $90. It’s the newest of a number of Leatherman instruments to get a colourful makeover in recent times.
The Rebar takes inspiration from the unique Pocket Survival Software of 1984, with a sturdy box-style chassis, replaceable wire cutters, and 17 all-locking instruments supreme for a wide range of duties. The software’s new colours include a Cerakote end, which apparently improves sturdiness and resistance to abrasion, put on, corrosion, and chemical compounds, Leatherman mentioned.
