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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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DJI Phantom 3 Drone

DJI is the Apple of drones. They create sleek, user-friendly quadcopters that are met with fanfare upon release. So consider the Phantom 3 the iPhone 6. The recently announced Phantom 3 comes with its own camera—the Phantom 3 Professional shoots 4K at 30 fps, the Phantom 3 Advanced records 1920…

By Mike Newman
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The Lensbaby Velvet 56 is Inspired by Old Portrait Lenses

That do-everything lens does lots of things well, but it doesn't do anything great. For close shots, consider the Lensbaby Velvet 56. The lens, which can come with a mount for most big brand cameras, takes ultra sharp images when close to the subject and delivers stunning bokeh in the…

By Mike Newman
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Fashion
Sneakers: The Complete App

For comprehensive mobile sneaker exploration, it would be hard to top this new app from U-Box. Sneakers: The Complete App contains an interactive gallery of over 500 sneakers from 18 leading brands. You can filter by material, rarity, pattern, and other parameters and rotate each image 360° once you've landed on the…

By Mike Newman
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Turn Your iPhone Into a Game Boy

We've reached a point where the pocket-size device you use to communicate happens to run games far more advanced than the ones old gaming units did. And while that can't be debated, it doesn't mean we don't enjoy a bit of nostalgia. Hyperkin is delivering a dose with the Smart…

By Mike Newman
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Videos
George Ziermann’s Handmade Shoes

This video is about boots. That is to say, in the video, boots are being made. But what this video is really about is time and change. George Ziermann handmakes custom boots out in Pendleton, Oregon. It's a profession that's dying. Before he retires, Ziermann wants to pass on the skills he's…

By Mike Newman
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