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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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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
True Detective Official Trailer

"The world needs bad men. We keep the other bad men from the door." Hearing McConaughey say that to Tallahassee in the preview for the new HBO show True Detective makes us just slightly less upset that so many other good shows are ending this season. Check out the full…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Phones
iPhone 5C

The rumors of an affordable iPhone have been circulating for some time now and today iPhone finally delivered the goods. While the iPhone 5C isn't exactly as affordable as we were guessing it would be - $99 for the 16GB and $199 for the 32GB both with two year contracts…

By Mike Newman
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iPhone 5S

While the the release date for iOS 7 (September 18th) and the iPhone 5C announcements were nice and all, for our money, the most interesting product debuted at today's Apple event was the iPhone 5S. Loaded with a lot of bells and whistles we're actually excited for, the new 5S…

By Mike Newman
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Audio
Marshall Stanmore Speaker

Just when you thought every Bluetooth speaker would follow the same Jambox design approach, here comes the Stanmore from Marshall. With the same vintage look that Marshall incorporates into most of their gear, the Stanmore (available later this month) is easily one of the nicest looking portable speakers we've come…

By Mike Newman
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Videos
RoboCop Trailer

With a jet-black, Judge Dredd-esque new look, RoboCop is set to return to theaters next year. Here's the first trailer for the film which stars Joel Kinnaman as Alex Murphy and the likes of Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton, and Samuel L. Jackson to boot. It's gonna be tough for this…

By Mike Newman
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