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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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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.

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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
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Pluto Portable Wireless Power Bank

The ability to wirelessly charge your phone is nothing new. While it's certainly convenient to not have to connect your phone to a cable, you're still limited by having to set it on a wireless charging pad that's connected to the wall. The Pluto Portable Wireless Power Bank makes that…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Pivo Lets You Take Better Videos With Your Smartphone

You have two options when it comes to filming yourself with your smartphone. You either get a patient friend to play along and man the phone, or you prop the phone up and do your best not to venture out of view. Neither is all that great. Pivo is a…

By Mike Newman
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This Case Turns an Apple Watch into an iPod

First we wanted smaller phones. Then we wanted bigger phones. We wanted laptops. Then we turned to tablets—which we added keyboards to. The point is, we don't know what we want, but we do know, at some point, we start missing the things we once had. That's we kinda love…

By Mike Newman
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Crosley Made a Retro Tape Deck With Modern Features

It was only a matter of time before cassette tapes followed in the footsteps of vinyl records and resurfaced in popular culture. Proof that we're there is the latest release from Crosley, the CT100A portable cassette player. Perfect for your old mix tapes, the CT100A is modeled after tinier tape…

By Mike Newman
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Dolby Dimension Wireless Headphones Are Built for Home Entertainment

Dolby is a name synonymous with great, high-quality, theater audio. We're not surprised that the brand finally decided to release its own branded products, and even less surprised that the first is a pair of wireless headphones explicitly designed for home entertainment. That's right, Dolby Dimension headphones are, as they…

By Cooper Fleishman
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