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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
Audio
Beats by Dr Dre Pill Bluetooth Wireless Audio System

Like them or hate them, Beats by Dr. Dre ripped through the existing high-end headphone market faster than Felix Baumgartner through the atmosphere. It was only a matter of time before Beats made a wireless bluetooth system. That time is now. The "Pill" offers the signature sound the headphones are…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Phones
Seedio

We just recently upgraded to an iPhone 5. What's important about that is that now our pile of unused iDevices is reaching epic proportions. What do we do with all the other ones? You used to have to sell them to a friend or a person on Craigslist, but now…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Goods: Cut the Cord

One day we’re going to look back and laugh at the fact that we were once tethered to our electronic devices. “Cords,” we’ll say. “I remember those! I had one on my rotary phoning device.” In fact, right now we’re transitioning out of the cord-era. If you’re looking to start…

By Mike Newman
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Videos
Nitro Warriors

Any video that takes half a year to make but ends up shorter than a standard commercial break warrants some attention. This awesome toy car chase from Vanguard Pictures must have been painstakingly difficult to make, but the results are well worth the effort. Check it out and get the…

By Mike Newman
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Unmonday 4.3L Independent Ceramic Airplay Speaker

Everyone in the tech game makes at least one Airplay Speaker these days. A lot of them have similar features: Airplay (obviously), 3.5mm jack for devices without Airplay, iTunes support, a decent speaker, too many buttons, a rechargeable battery and the ability to take your music anywhere. Unfortunately, most of…

By Cooper Fleishman
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