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The latest in tech: the newest products, most exciting innovations and biggest releases.

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Black Book: 14 Products Our Editors Loved in July 2026
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The Cool Shop

What I'm buying, wearing, and using, this week.

By Lanny Fuller
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The Rise of Prediction Culture

From sports to pop culture, Polymarket is changing how we engage with what happens next.

By Cool Material
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I Watched USA vs. Bosnia Through the Lens of a Prediction Market

Checking Polymarket throughout the round of 32 game added an interesting perspective to my watching experience. Here are my notes.

By Lanny Fuller
Audio
Artiphon Orba Musical Instrument

The better part of a decade ago, Artiphon hit Kickstarter with the Instrument 1 Guitar that allowed you to easily travel with an instrument without all the headaches or worry about carrying a full-size guitar. Artiphon is back with their latest portable instrument, the Orba. Orba is a whole new…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Entertainment
‘No Time to Die’ Trailer

It's hard to believe, but Daniel Craig has been playing the role of everyone's favorite super spy--Bond, James Bond--for fourteen years and will be the Bond with the most movies under his suit when No Time To Die is released next year. Which brings us to the official No Time…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Tech
LEGO x Top Gear App-Controlled R/C Rally Car

Batmobiles, Bugattis, and Beetles have all been part of the LEGO car world to our everlasting delight, but they've added their first app-controlled vehicle, and it's a Top Gear-branded rally car. On top of its ruggedly styled body with its huge Hella lights (branded "Stig" in this case), roll cage,…

By Amos Kwon
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World’s Fastest Pit Stop

Max Verstappen is the young Formula 1 upstart who's kicking ass and taking names in the 2019 season, and he just took the podium at the Brazilian Grand Prix. But maybe we should pay as much attention to the team's lightning-fast pit crew who just broke a record by swapping…

By Amos Kwon
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Computers
Phonebook Turns Your Smartphone into a Laptop Computer

We're all for the connectivity and convenience that smartphones and tablets give us when we're trying to get things done on the go, but the small screens and lack of keyboard and mouse functionality to get serious, detailed work done. That's where Phonebook comes in. Phonebook is essentially the body…

By Cooper Fleishman
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