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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
Phones
SkateBack for iPhone

At first glance, you might thing you're looking at some new fancy schmancy Paul Smith iPhone. You're not. In fact, it's much cooler than that (okay, maybe). SkateBack for your iPhone 4/4s is a custom made backing that has been crafted from 100% post-industrial skate board deck material. Besides the…

By Mike Newman
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Audio
R.A.W. Beats iPhone Speaker Docking Station

There are products that are just too cool not to post about it. Outside of Bang & Olufsen, this Rock Apple Wood Beats iPhone Speaker Docking Station is probably the most expensive dock/speaker/organizer combo you'll see. It costs $600. That's not exactly chump change in this economy, but it's worth…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Cameras
MoneyMaker Multi-Camera Harness

You'll have to resist the urge to spend your day consuming black coffee and busting perps when you're wearing around the MoneyMaker Harness. Though you'll look like a crotchety old police chief, you'll actually be equipped for your next shoot not shootout. The MoneyMaker Harness lets you stylishly carry around two or…

By Mike Newman
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Audio
NuForce Cube

The NuForce Cube is like the Swiss Army Knife of gadgets, there's a lot going on in a really small package (that's what she said).  Besides being a solid portable speaker, the NuForce Cube is also a headphone amp and a digital-to-analog converter. So basically, you're handling a slew of problems with…

By Mike Newman
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Gear
Pax Vaporizer by Ploom

Having a portable vaporizer for *cough* tobacco *cough* isn't exactly unheard of. There are models out there, but none of them compare to the Pax by Ploom. Combine engineering and design cues from what seems like the Jetsons and Jimmyjane with the talented people at Ploom and you end up…

By Cooper Fleishman
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