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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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Parrot’s Disco Drone Goes 50 MPH

From the AR Drone to the Bebop, and everything in between, Parrot has established itself as an innovator in the world of drone and quadcopter technology. For their latest release, Disco, Parrot skipped the multi-rotor setup you're probably familiar with in favor of a fixed wing, ultralight style design powered…

By Cooper Fleishman
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You Can Pre-Order Oculus Rift Tomorrow

When we first heard of the Oculus Rift, Obama was still in his first term, Linsanity was just a misspelled word, and we hand't yet tasted a Cronut. Now, many years later, we can finally get our hands on the groundbreaking virtual reality headset. Almost. That's right, pre-orders for Oculus…

By Mike Newman
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Boomstick Makes Any Pair of Headphones Sound Better

As much as we love a great pair of cans for listening to music or taking conference calls at home or work, traveling with large, over-ear headphones on a daily basis is kind of a pain in the ass. On the flip side, most earbuds or other headphones that we…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The World’s Smallest Video Drone

If you Google "world's smallest drone" you'll find a bunch of information about Axis Drones absurdly tiny AERIUS quadcopter (along with some clear knockoffs). It's shorter than a quarter on its side, docks in the controller and is absurdly fun to fly--even in an office. The one thing it doesn't…

By Cooper Fleishman
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‘Gym Wildlife’ Looks at the Strange Characters That Inhabit a Gym

In a few days, the gym will be as packed as an IMAX theater on the opening night of The Force Awakens. If you're one of those resolutioners ready to turn those holiday cookies and malty winter brews into lean muscle, you should know what to expect. Gym Wildlife gives you a National…

By Mike Newman
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