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Tech

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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Tech
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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Tech
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
Customizing Your Luggage With Casey Neistat

Anyone who travels as much as Casey Neistat does is bound to know a thing or two about clever, DIY luggage tricks. If you've seen any of his videos, you also know he has a thing for penny boards. One quick trip to the workshop later and he has a…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Tech
LaMetric Is A Customizable Digital Dashboard For Your Life

More than a few companies have tried to create cool gadgets to give you head's up displays of whatever you decide is important in your life, but most of them end up just looking like decent digital clocks that display almost unreadable fonts with stock and weather updates. What if…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Audio
Nocs Air Monitors With Onboard Bluetooth, Airplay, Spotify

Wireless bluetooth speakers aren't hard to find. Streaming audio to your sound system via Airplay, with the assistance of another device, isn't all that hard. If you really want to listen to Spotify, you could always just play it over bluetooth or plug in your phone / tablet / computer.…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Cameras
Stylish Camera Straps From Hard Graft

The strap that came with your camera sucks. No one should be able to know if you're shooting Canon, Nikon, Leica or Fuji from three blocks away just because of the strap on your neck or wrapped around your hand. You're toting around at least a thousand dollars worth of…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Videos
A Rare In-Depth Interview With Rick Rubin

Rick Rubin is one of those people with a certain superhuman aura surrounding them. In this interview with Zane Lowe, Rubin actually opens up about his process as a producer, the creation of Def Jam, and how professional wrestling was a big part of The Beastie Boys. It's an hour…

By Mike Newman
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