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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
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AKG K551 Headphones by Harman

When a headphone brand has a name like Harman associated with them, they don't need to dabble in the flashy, trendy and/or cool that seems to be sweeping the rest of the headphone industry. They need to keep the same ridiculous level of quality the customer is used to, but…

By Cooper Fleishman
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How To Tie A Bow Tie

The gents at The Hill-side have been making ties, pocket squares and scarfs that we drool over continually for quite some time. They've outdone their own products with this clever video that explains how to tie a bow tie... from the perspective of the bow tie itself. It's kind of…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Philips Hue

Flicking a switch on or off will soon be a completely outdated way of lighting your home. New innovations - like Hue from Philips - will be replacing this boring method with smarter options. Hue lets you control the lighting in your pad with your iPhone or iPad by choosing…

By Mike Newman
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Pokket Mixer

Have you ever walked into a party and immediately wanted to hijack the tunes? We'd all like to think we have pretty good taste in music, but sooner or later even the diehard fans are going to be pissed if you put Fun on repeat too many times. For all…

By Cooper Fleishman
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DYSKOGRAF Graphic Disk Reader

This is like a record player you would have seen on The Jetsons. DYSKOGRAF is a graphic disk reader that reads marks made by a felt tip pen. It then translates those marks into a musical sequence that's unique based on where the marks were made. Basically, we want one.

By Mike Newman
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