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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
Entertainment
Retron 5

There are at least ten lists floating around the Internet (most of them on Buzzfeed) about things that happened during our childhood and how we should feel like Dinosaurs because: Ecto Cooler has been gone for more than a decade; Maggie Simpson is old enough to drink, and N64 would…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Videos
The Art and Science of Beer

Dear High School Guidance Counselor: You're fired! What the hell were you thinking not telling us that UC Davis had a Malting & Brewing Science program? Charlie "The Pope of Foam" Bamforth takes us through the lab, explains the process and drops some knowledge bombs about the history of beer in…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Audio
The Vamp

Dust off those old box speakers you have stored in your basement and put them to good use with The Vamp. The sharp little red cube (also available in white or black) takes those existing speakers you used to have hooked up to your enormous stereo setup and gives them…

By Mike Newman
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Cameras
Canon Rebel SL1

Toting around a DSLR can be cumbersome. They're bulky, heavy, and don't exactly fit in your pocket. Problem is, good ones take mighty fine pictures that you just won't get with a point-and-shoot. Canon feels your pain. The Rebel SL1 is the smallest (4.6 x 3.6 x 2.1 inches) and…

By Mike Newman
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Phones
Google Keep

As you clear your tears and switch over to Feedly as the Google Reader days come to an end, hop on the latest Google app bandwagon with Google Keep. Google Keep is a beautifully designed note-taking app for organizing your life. You can easily type in notes, start checklists, and add…

By Mike Newman
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