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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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The Turntable Station

Milk crates and an IKEA end table are not the ideal pieces for vinyl lovers. For something more appropriate, consider The Turntable Station. Currently on Kickstarter, The Turntable Station is designed to hold your turntable at the appropriate height and is complete with a headphone hook, accessory shelf, shelves that…

By Mike Newman
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The Sonos Play:5 Speaker Adjusts to the Room You Place It In

The acoustics in every room of your house are different. If you take a Bluetooth speaker into the kitchen for tunes while you cook, it will sound different than when you take it into your study to bang out some work. That is, of course, unless you use the newly…

By Mike Newman
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Videos
‘The Revenant’ Official Trailer

There are some actors who you trust to select elite projects. Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy are two of them. The two meet up again in The Revenant, a visually stunning take on a true story about an expedition into the uncharted American wilderness. From a vicious bear attack to frozen-on snot,…

By Mike Newman
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Entertainment
The Netflix and Chill Button

Netflix may call this little gadget the "Netflix Switch," but for all intents and purposes, it's the world's first Netflix and Chill button. Unveiled at this year's World Maker Faire, the contraption from Netflix allows users with a little electronic and API know-how to fire up Netflix, order some food, and, when…

By Mike Newman
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The Classic Car Collection Hidden in a Brooklyn Garage

You might expect a classic car collection like the one Lenny Shiller has accumulated to be stored in some dusty barn in the middle of the country or in an airplane hanger he bought with his crazy CEO money. Where you wouldn't expect to find it is in a garage…

By Mike Newman
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