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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.

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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Venmo Debit Card

"I'll Venmo you." The phrase is now ubiquitous, as the money transferring service has helped friends settle drink tabs and office mates split lunch bills with ease. Now Venmo is taking its powers to the real world with the Venmo Debit Card. In collaboration with Mastercard, the Venmo Debit Card…

By Mike Newman
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Lumen Is a Mixed Reality Projector That Looks like a Flashlight

Slashing your way through dance levels in a virtual reality environment with the Holo Lens, Oculus Rift or Vive is great and all, but the fact you have to wear a headset to experience AR/VR is a pain in the ass and it socially isolates you from the people around…

By Cooper Fleishman
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IGTV Brings Hour-Long Videos to Instagram

This is how it goes for a successful social media platform. You start with a simple, clean idea that resonates with people and earns you a passionate user base. As you grow, you look for new avenues to explore, different revenue streams to dip into. You add characters. Autoplay videos.…

By Mike Newman
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‘Creed II’ Official Trailer

Poll a bunch of Rocky fans on the best movie in the history of the franchise and the only thing we can guarantee is, you won't receive any votes for Rocky V. After that, it's a crapshoot. While Rocky IV might not be the best Rocky film, it's probably the most entertaining, if that makes…

By Mike Newman
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The Instant Magny 35 Turns Film Cameras Into Instant Cameras

We've waxed poetic on the beauty of shooting film before, so we won't recap why we think it's something you should rediscover. What we will say, however, is, we understand that in today's "I want it and I want it NOW" society, the slower process isn't for everybody. The Instant…

By Mike Newman
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