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Tech

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

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I Watched USA vs. Bosnia Through the Lens of a Prediction Market
By Lanny Fuller
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Black Book: 13 Products Our Editors Loved in June 2026

The products our editors have been obsessed with in June 2026.

By Cool Material
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On Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth, 20 Years Later

And how horror went from critically hated to the latest Cannes "it" genre.

By Andy Crump
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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
Audio
Sonos x Ikea Symfonisk Bookshelf Speaker

Just when you thought Ikea’s offerings largely amounted to assembly-required furniture designed to challenge you even when you’re sober, they’ve revealed a new product born from their partnership with audio product manufacturer Sonos in the form of the Symfonisk bookshelf speaker. Upon first glance, though it’s certainly handsome in its…

By Amos Kwon
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Cameras
Sony RXO II

Strap on your helmets and do whatever death-defying adventure you want to capture on film with the diminutive but powerful RX0 II pocket video camera. Though its portability is its strongest selling point, the RX0 II packs a punch with 4K/30p shooting and 15-MP stills and uses a 1.0-type stacked…

By Amos Kwon
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Apple Credit Card

Apple is pivoting hard, and it’s got a lot to show for it. Instead of releasing a new phone, watch, or computer, it’s releasing a credit card. Sound exciting? Okay, maybe not, but they’re turning that industry on its head by making things easier, and we all love that. Sign…

By Amos Kwon
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Apple Arcade

The face of gaming is changing, and Apple is in on it. They just announced a gaming subscription service known as Apple Arcade, and instead of streaming games to devices, the new service provides proprietary titles installed from their App Store. 100 new games will be available for iPhone, iPad,…

By Amos Kwon
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Phones
2019 Apple AirPods

Apple might’ve been gut-punched recently due to less-than-stellar iPhone sales, but that doesn’t mean they’re not upping their game elsewhere, namely with the 2nd-gen wireless AirPods. They’ve announced the 2019 Apple AirPods with the kind of upgrades that will keep them at the front of the wireless headphone pack. Not…

By Amos Kwon
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