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TrailMate: Offline AI for hikers, campers & outdoor adventurers.

Everyone wants their hikes to be completely disconnected from the online world right up until an emergency happens. Maybe you can’t get a fire started or maybe some mutant looking insect bit you. That’s what I like about TrailMate, its AI assistant is entirely offline, so you can quickly ask it important questions about trails, safety tips, and medical advice without needing to run to Google. Now, I’m off to test this out by climbing the highest mountain I can find.

Stager AI: Virtual home staging and image enhancer.

This app is an obvious boon to real estate agents and developers, though I’m sure it will also get some traction among those doing home improvements. (Curious what your living room would look like if you painted it blue? Just upload a picture and you’ll see.) AI image editing is a packed market, but the breadth of Stager’s features — which include furniture replacement, image enhancement, and a magic eraser — might make it a competitive edge. In any event, with tools like this readily available, it’ll be more important than ever to see what a property *really* looks like in person before committing.

Oura Ring 4: A sleeker, more powerful version of the popular sleep-tracking ring.

The new Oura Ring is sleeker than ever and does a better job of blending in as jewelry, but I use an Apple Watch, so I'm still trying to decide why I should pick one up. With my watch, I can monitor my sleep, check my heart rate, track my fitness, and more. Plus, it's embedded into the Apple ecosystem. Still, given the love it experiences from the broader tech community, there has to be something there. Plus, with the newest launch, it could make a pretty snazzy-looking wedding ring.