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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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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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Daft Punk Unchained Official Trailer

Daft Punk Unchained is the epic story of everyone's favorite music making robot duo in a first of its kind documentary. This is the official trailer for that film, and you should watch it immediately before someone on the Internet ruins something for you. The movie will be released worldwide…

By Cooper Fleishman
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‘The Big Short’ Trailer

Brad Pitt. Christian Bale. Ryan Gosling. Steve Carell. We'd see any movie that the four of them were involved in, but it's even better when Adam McKay, the man behind Step Brothers, Anchorman and The Other Guys, is the one behind the camera. Based on the book by Michael Lewis…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Memories Cable Stores Data and Charges Your iDevices

Apple might have significantly reduced the size of the major updates to iOS, but you're still going to run out of space on your phone at one point or another. Rather than having to worry about manually backing everything up to your computer, iCloud or even a cumbersome external drive,…

By Cooper Fleishman
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