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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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Goods: Back to work Tech

It’s time to get down to business. Yeah, the summer was loaded with fun in the sun, but now it’s time to start plugging away again. Before you start going back to that full Friday schedule and your tan slowly fades, gear up with some new gadgets for the days…

By Mike Newman
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Audio
The Jammy! A Funky-Fresh Boombox

We could use this space to talk about how having a funky-fresh wooden boombox would be great for parties, or the fact that we love Kickstarter projects, but we're not going to. Michael Davis-Yates addresses everything you need to know when he waxes poetic about the Jammy! and Lil' Jammer!…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Videos
“Killing Them Softly” Official Trailer

Brad Pitt, James Gandolfini and Ray Liotta appearing together in a movie immediately screams mob thriller. Killing Them Softly might be short on description right now, but if the trailer is any indication, this is going to be a movie you'll want to see in theaters. Oh yeah, and a…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Computers
HP All-In-One Spectre Desktop

HP has a new line of all-in-one desktops which includes the SpectreONE that, according to HP, are "unlike anything you've ever seen." That's not exactly true. They're basically iMac ripoffs (down to the not "MagicPad"), but we're totally cool with that because they look quite nice. The SpectreONE comes equipped…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Impossible Instant Lab

No matter how much new technology comes out, some products and gadgets will always bring a smile to our face like a double bacon cheeseburger with extra bacon. Just like Atari and other toys of old, the Polaroid SX-70 is one of those items. Now, you can get those instant…

By Mike Newman
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