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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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Jurassic World – Official Global Trailer

If you hate when a trailer gives away the entire plot of a movie, we'll recommend you don't watch the latest Jurassic World one. If, however, you kinda already know how the story will go—because it's not exactly rocket science—and you want to see some badass dinosaurs, you should probably press PLAY.…

By Mike Newman
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Google Introduces “Find My Phone”

Forgetful iPhone users have long relied on the Find My iPhone feature to locate their misplaced device. Finally, Android users can get the same peace of mind. "Find My Phone" from Google lets Android smartphone owners track down their missing device from any computer. When your phone is lost, simply hop…

By Mike Newman
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Trailer #2

There's nothing we have to write here to tell you to watch this immediately. This trailer is loaded with nostalgia. Get ready for some familiar faces, ships, and one epic speech. Without giving too much of the plot away, J.J. Abrams has once again given us fanboy goosebumps. Someone get us…

By Mike Newman
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Sideclick Gives Your Streaming Remote Control of Your TV

More devices mean more remotes. That's a problem we'd like to eliminate. One clever step toward doing so is Sideclick. The smart device clicks onto the side of your streaming device's remote—Roku, Amazon Fire TV, or Apple TV—and gives you control over power, channels, volume, source/input, and program. Basically, it gives…

By Mike Newman
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Solo Smart Drone

Since your next drone purchase will probably be your first drone purchase, it pays to go with something fairly straightforward. The Solo Smart Drone from 3DR gives you all the functionality of more complicated quadcopters in an easy to understand package. It starts with a video game-like controller that delivers pushbutton…

By Mike Newman
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