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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
Cameras
DSPTCH Black Camo Camera Straps

Don't you hate being a ninja/paparazzo that always gets spotted because of your colorful camera sling? Well, your prayers have been answered. DSPTCH just released a set of new Black Camo Camera Slings perfect for blending into any nighttime urban environment. They feature mil spec webbing, pieces of plastic hardware,…

By Mike Newman
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Link Roundups
Dom Hemingway – Red Band Trailer (NSFW)

If you feel the standard movie trailer lacks a serious amount of cursing and a hefty helping of nudity, this red band trailer for Dom Hemingway should be right in your wheelhouse. Jude Law stars as a drunken ex-con who is looking to cash in on what he's owed after…

By Mike Newman
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Audio
Headphones Made From Whiskey Barrels

You could make anything out of old whiskey barrels and we'd probably want to buy it. A miniature show pony made from Johnnie Walker casks? Give us a bucket full. A better example, these new headphones from Grado. The limited edition cans are handcrafted from recycled white oak that was…

By Mike Newman
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Audio
Rocki WiFi Music System

Just about every brand that builds something with a microchip you can buy at a big box store makes a bluetooth speaker. Just in case you haven't figured it out yet, most of them suck. And the ones that don't are so prohibitively expensive that you'd be insane to buy…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Phones
Build Your Own Cellphone

Are you sick of everyone having the same iPhone or Android device that you have? Want something truly unique but don't know where to turn? Well, here you go. David Mellis has released these blueprints for a DIY phone that can make and take calls and text messages, store names…

By Mike Newman
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