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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
Videos
Jeff Goldblum Wants To Make You Famous With Really Great Lighting

GE has a new line of smart lightbulbs called Link. They could have done some boring advertising spots about your interconnected smarthome, but instead they got Jeff Goldblum to be hilarious, bizarre and slightly creepy as "Famous Person" Terry Quattro. We've never wanted to buy lightbulbs more than we do…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Videos
Inherent Vice – Official Trailer

How do you make a movie out of a Thomas Pynchon novel? We have no fucking clue, but it helps if you start with one of his more accessible books and you happen to be Paul Thomas Anderson. Based off the 2010 novel from Pynchon of the same name, Inherent Vice…

By Mike Newman
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Cameras
GoPro Has Announced Three New Cameras

Every few months a new action camera hits the market, and every few months we decide to just stick with our GoPro. Now the leader in the field has dropped a few new cameras to distance themselves even further from the competition. Hero is a new entry-level action cam ideal for…

By Mike Newman
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Features
8 iOS 8 Apps You Should Know

The roll-out of iOS 8 may have been a shaky one, but the new operating system does present some new possibilities for your iPhone. If you want to take advantage of some of these features, here are eight apps that we recommend checking out. SwiftKey - Download Manual - Download…

By Mike Newman
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Vizio’s 4K TVs Have Arrived

After being buzzed about for quite some time, 4K TV sets are finally becoming a somewhat affordable consumer option. One of those carrying the 4K display flag is Vizio and their P-Series line. Ranging in size from 50" to 70", the Ultra HD televisions offer an insanely crisp picture, the…

By Mike Newman
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