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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
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Microsoft’s New Noise-Cancelling Headphones Pack a Virtual Assistant

Microsoft's new Surface Headphones, which are set for release later this year, deliver on many levels. For starters, they boast active noise cancellation and on-ear touch controls so you can swipe through tracks and adjust the volume with ease. Then there's the automatic pause/play when you pull them off and…

By Mike Newman
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Google Now Lets You Take Street View Tours of Street Art and Limited Exhibitions

Google Arts & Culture makes it possible to take Street View style tours of close to 1,000 different historical places all over the world. We're not saying you're going to get the full experience, but seeing as how you can visit all these places without ever leaving your desk, it's…

By Cooper Fleishman
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‘Vice’ Official Trailer

Christian Bale's latest transformation may be his most impressive yet. The actor who shed about every lb of body fat for The Machinist and then packed a few on for American Hustle has now transformed himself into former Vice President Dick Cheney, and holy hell is it impressive. Here's your first look at Vice,…

By Mike Newman
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HP’s New Voice-Controlled Printer Is Designed to Work With Your Phone

We thought we were past the point where we needed a printer at home, but we're going to make an exception for the new HP Tango Smart Home Printer. The biggest selling point is that it's designed to work with your smartphone and your smart home for simple wireless printing.…

By Cooper Fleishman
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‘Rocketman’ Official Teaser Trailer

Taron Egerton (Kingsman) assumes the role of Sir Elton John in the coming film Rocketman, which hits theaters May 31, 2019. While that's a ways off, we have our first look at the film today, and it's more than enough to have excited at the prospects of this flick. A biographical…

By Mike Newman
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