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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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Luna Concrete iPhone Skins

The original Luna Concrete iPhone Skin by Posh Projects was cool, but it wasn't perfect. The iPhone 6 didn't exist at the time, so they had to create a new, bigger version to tackle the new phone (no 6 Plus skin ... yet). More importantly than that, they made a…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Keys Keyboard Responds to Gestures

Packing all the features of a full-size keyboard into something the size of Keys is not easy. To do so, the creators of the USB MIDI instrument got clever by implementing gesture controls to add functionality. What does that mean? Well, simply wave your hand up and down over some…

By Mike Newman
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An Incredible Journey through the Himalayas in Ultra HD

This video, shot from above 20,000 feet in Ultra HD, is about the closest you can get to experiencing the Himalayas without actually visiting. A crew from Teton Gravity Research flew a helicopter from Katmandu up to 24,000 feet on supplemental oxygen to get some of the most stunning footage…

By Mike Newman
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Making Bootleg Action Figures with The Sucklord

Joey Garfield (aka "The Sucklord") is an artist with a unique medium. Instead of huge canvases or abstract photographs, he makes action figures. Weird, unique, and humorous action figures. By swapping a head here and adding some paint there, he churns out toys you wouldn't find at a store for…

By Mike Newman
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The Making of a Weiss Watch

Weiss Watch Company wants to restore the prestige of American watchmaking that's been missing for around a century. Seriously, you'd be surprised at how few watches have been made stateside since the early 1900s. Since Americans played such a key role in the industrialization of modern watches, it only seems…

By Mike Newman
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