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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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Tiko – A Simple 3D Printer Under $200

Despite the growing 3D printer trend, the devices have seemed inaccessible to most. Price and complexity have kept the masses from jumping on board. Tico wants to change that. The unibody 3D printer can be backed on Kickstarter for an absurdly low $179. That's hundreds of dollars less than most…

By Mike Newman
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True Detective Season 2 Teaser Trailer

First it was the news that Matthew McConaughey wouldn't be reprising his role as Rust Cohle. Then it was the casting of Vince Vaughn and Taylor Kitsch. Needless to say, while the first season of True Detective was a delightful mindfuck that left us wanting so much more, we weren't sure how…

By Mike Newman
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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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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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