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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
Cameras
Fujifilm X-E1 Digital Camera

We're suckers for classically designed digital cameras. The retro visuals coupled with some modern tech has emptied our bank accounts on more than one occasion (thanks Leica). Now, it looks like we might have to dip into the ole saving account again. The Fujifilm X-E1 is basically the travel version…

By Mike Newman
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Videos
The Cigar Shop

Few things in life are as enjoyable as the relaxing time spent with a fine cigar and good company. Whether your buddy just had his first kid or you're dealing a few cards and sipping on some Maker's Mark, there's a calm sophistication that goes along with a fine Cuban…

By Mike Newman
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Computers
Kindle Paperwhite

As much as we love bending pages and cracking the spine on a new paperback, it's getting harder and harder to defend the physical book. With the Kindle Paperwhite, it's basically impossible. The latest reader from Amazon improves on the original Kindle in a whole slew of ways. First, and…

By Mike Newman
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Audio
Lasonic Bluetooth Boombox

We miss ghetto blasters. Even if we managed to dig one of them up, we wouldn't have any cassette tapes to put in the damn thing anyway. If you've ever dreamed about walking down the street blasting tunes off your shoulder again, or maybe pulling a Cusack and getting vertical…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Videos
Carlton Draught Beer Chase

If the Super Bowl is any indication, beer makes for some great commercials. We don't know if the guys behind Carlton Draught taste tested a little too much of their product and watched Miami Vice re-runs, or if they're really just this clever, but we do know that we love…

By Cooper Fleishman
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