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The latest in tech: the newest products, most exciting innovations and biggest releases.

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Black Book: 14 Products Our Editors Loved in July 2026
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The Cool Shop

What I'm buying, wearing, and using, this week.

By Lanny Fuller
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The Rise of Prediction Culture

From sports to pop culture, Polymarket is changing how we engage with what happens next.

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
Phones
Grove WoodPrint iPhone 5 Cases

There are too many different types of iPhone cases on the market right now for us to even come close to addressing all of them, but you have plenty of options. Cases with batteries, wallets, multitools and stands, made of everything from rubber, to wood, to steel. Few of them…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Philips M1X-DJ iPad Dock

This probably comes as no surprise based on the amount of publicity it's been getting lately (or maybe you read the earlier post), but DJs are making a shit ton of money these days. Armin van Buuren is no stranger to the money that comes with being really good at…

By Cooper Fleishman
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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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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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