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

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The Rise of Prediction Culture
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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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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Nikon KeyMission 360 Action Camera

Nikon is one of the biggest names in cameras, so the only real surprise about the new Nikon KeyMission 360 Action Camera is that it took them this long to make it. With dual lenses and image sensors, the KeyMission 360 captures full 360-degree video and photos in Ultra HD…

By Cooper Fleishman
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7 Sets of Computer Speakers Worthy of the New Frank Ocean Album

There are plenty of options out there for extracting quality audio from your computer, but how do you really pick the best speakers for computer use? Size? Design? Raw power? Price? Brand? The truth is that the best computer speakers out there are a combination of all of those things…

By Cooper Fleishman
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8Bitdo Desktop Arcade Joy Stick

The new 8Bitdo Desktop Arcade Joy Stick outdoes all the fantastic retro gaming hardware they've released in the past. By combining mid-century modern styling with a retro joystick and arcade buttons, 8Bitdo created a gaming console that you will happily display on an end table in between two Eames chairs…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Videos
‘Narcos’ Season 2 Trailer

If you're looking for the next thing to watch on Netflix now that you're done binging Stranger Things, Narcos Season 2 premieres Friday, September 2. Netflix just dropped a trailer for Season 2 that just begins to touch on the all out war that's going to unfold between the DEA,…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Grovemade Speaker System

Grovemade makes fantastic desk accessories, and Joey Roth makes fantastic speaker systems. The two brands collaborated on a new speaker system that is as acoustically driven as it is flat-out good looking. Using a custom back-loaded horn design and an enclosure with no parallel walls or flat surfaces (like a…

By Cooper Fleishman
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