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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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8 New Apps You Should Know

Instead of wading through the massive amount of new app releases searching for a few diamonds in the rough, just let us be your guide. This is a collection of our favorite new apps for both iOS and Android for your downloading pleasure. WOTSOPEN It's two o'clock in the morning,…

By Cooper Fleishman
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‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Final Trailer

If you haven't already purchased your ticket to see Star Wars: The Force Awakens, let the final trailer spur you to action. It is, like the trailer before it, epic. Best of all, while other trailers these days give away the entire movie, the storylines in J.J. Abrams's Star Wars movie…

By Mike Newman
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BLOCKS Is the Smartwatch You Can Customize

As smartwatches slowly seep into the mainstream, it won't be long until your timepiece is the same as the one your aunt is wearing. For a smartwatch designed just for you, not the average person, there's BLOCKS. The smartwatch, which just launched on Kickstarter, features a customizable band composed of…

By Mike Newman
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‘Hail, Caesar!’ – Official Trailer

While you can't always guess the quality of a movie based on those involved, it's hard not to get excited for Hail, Caesar!, the latest movie from the Coen brothers. For starters, there are the aforementioned Coen bros, who rarely disappoint, especially when it comes to artsy comedies. Then there's the…

By Mike Newman
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Microsoft’s Surface Book Is the Most Exciting Laptop in Years

As the war between laptops and tablets rages on, we may finally have a glimpse at how the whole thing will end, and it comes from Microsoft. The Microsoft Surface Book, simply put, is the best of both worlds and then some. At its most basic, it's a powerful, full…

By Mike Newman
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