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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 Hemingwrite Allows For Distraction-Free Writing

Back in the day, you could lock the door, saddle up to a typewriter, and write the next great American novel. Then technology reared its distraction-riddled head and focusing on writing became an arduous task. The Hemingwrite is here to help you focus on writing just like Papa Hemingway. With a…

By Mike Newman
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Hendo Hover is the World’s First Real Hoverboard

Well, Marty, your hoverboard is finally here. After years of hoaxes and toy replicas, the world's first real hoverboard is set for liftoff. Is it everything Back to the Future promised? No, but it's still a working hoverboard. Complete with four disc-shaped hover engines, the board allows you to float about an…

By Mike Newman
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Bowers & Wilkins T7 Portable Bluetooth Speaker

Bowers & Wilkins has been making high-end audio gear for quite some time, but they're finally throwing their hat into the ring of portable bluetooth speakers. Two specially designed 50mm drivers designed and built to maximize the output. Twin bass radiators that deliver depth and impact on the low end.…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Portable Bluetooth Speaker That Charges in 5 Minutes

We're not electrical engineers, so we're just going to let the people at Blueshift explain why supercapacitors are better than batteries for your portable Bluetooth speaker. "Batteries store energy chemically. Supercapacitors store energy physically, in an electric field. This allows supercapacitors to be charged very quickly, and to be extremely…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Videos
Watch Skiers wear LED Lightsuits in Afterglow

It's almost time to hit the slopes this season. Get inspired with the 3 minute Afterglow short, featuring skiers traversing Alaskan Mountain ranges in the middle of the night with 7,000 LEDs sewn to them. Enjoy the full movie here.

By Jeff Drumheller
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