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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 HEXO+ Is a Drone That Follows and Films You Autonomously

Having a drone that can film what you do is great, but you'll quickly get sick of all that video of you holding a large remote. The HEXO+ fixes this little issue by automatically following you around while shooting video. Simply set the distance from you, height, and angles through…

By Mike Newman
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The HP Sprout Is the Next Evolution in Computers

Most improvements in computing involve faster speeds and more storage, but every once in awhile an evolutionary step takes place that turns the computer on its head. The HP Sprout is an example of the latter. There's no keyboard and no mouse, just a smart touch mat, a 23-inch touchscreen,…

By Mike Newman
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8 New Apps You Should Know

Instead of wading through the massive amount of new app releases searching for a few diamonds in the rough, just check these ones we've selected for you. This is a collection of our favorite new apps for both iOS and Android for your downloading pleasure. Inbox by Gmail - iOS…

By Mike Newman
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Amazon Fire TV Streaming Stick

The Amazon Fire TV Stick does the same thing as one of the other devices you might already own. It's Chromecast with a remote. Roku with Dolby Digital Plus surround. Apple TV with Prime Instant Video. It also has a dual-core processor, 1GB memory, 8GB flash storage, dedicated VideoCore4 GPU…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Esquire Mini Is an Ultra-Slim Speaker with Great Sound

You're not going to get the deep, rumbling bass and crisp highs of a high-end audio system in any portable speaker, but you don't have to settle for the flat-out awful sound of many tiny speakers on the market. The Harman Kardon Esquire Mini is a sophisticated little speaker that…

By Mike Newman
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