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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.

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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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What You Never Knew About Edward Hopper’s ‘Nighthawks’

Edward Hopper, the American realist painter of the early to mid-1900s, had a way of showcasing loneliness in his carefully created works that quickly put viewers in a somber mood. And of his numerous paintings, none is better-known than Nighthawks, his 1942 work depicting a diner late at night. Though it's by…

By Mike Newman
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Night Cable and Key Cable

The new Night Cable and Key Cable are designed to erase a few of your iPhone charging woes. The Night Cable features a weighted monkey's fist that keeps the cable in place on your nightstand, dresser or desktop. No more hunting behind your furniture for the cable that slipped off…

By Mike Newman
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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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‘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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