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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 Lomography Petzval 58 Bokeh Control Art Lens

Joseph Petzval sparked a photographic revolution in 1840 when he invented his original lens. In the same style as the Petzal 85 portrait lens from 2013, this new Petzal 58 Bokeh Control Art Lens from Lomography aims to give you DSLR fans control over that sweet, swirly bokeh in the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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GoPro HERO+ LCD

The latest updated to the classic GoPro HERO is pretty big one. Borrowing a bit from the HERO 4 Silver, the new HERO+ LCD comes complete with its own built-in LCD touchscreen for easier menu navigation, picture previews, and playback. To go with the new screen, the HERO+ LCD can also…

By Mike Newman
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The 1980s Apple Macintosh Phone Concept

There will be plenty of news soon about the latest mobile release from Apple, but it got Bangkok-based artist Pierre Cerveau to thinking about what Apple's flagship product would have looked like if it had been released long before the first iPhone. Complete with Apple Macintosh Plus styling, the concept…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Querkles: Paint By Numbers Reinvented

Thomas Pavitte lives and works in Melbourne, Australia, where he's been "making stuff" since 1985. The illustrator's collection of impressive prints and commissioned pieces recently grew with the addition of Querkles, a "puzzling colour by numbers book." The idea is similar to the paint by numbers that you're used to…

By Cooper Fleishman
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‘Amy’ Official Trailer

Straight off critical acclaim and praise from Cannes comes the trailer for Amy, the documentary that tells the amazing and tragic story of Amy Winehouse. The film, that includes unseen archive footage and unheard tracks, hits theaters July 3rd.

By Cooper Fleishman
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