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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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Tech
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
VSCO Cam iPhone App

Instagram is the Facebook of iPhone camera apps. It's literally the elephant in the room at this point in time, and we're not just saying that because Facebook now officially owns them. There are approximately 1 gazillion users on iPhones and Androids and thousands of bazillions (yes, we know these…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Videos
The Amazing Spider-Man 4 Minute Preview

With the changing of the story and the plethora of superhero movies flooding theaters, it seems The Amazing Spider-Man has been met with a high dose of skepticism. We'll admit we weren't all too hyped to see it when we first heard it was getting made, but after the last trailer…

By Mike Newman
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AlphaSphere

If you've been in the market for a mysterious item to put in your apartment that will make guests say, "What the hell is that thing?" ... congratulations. The AlphaSphere will not only pique interests, but will far exceed whatever your unknowing friends assumed the futuristic-looking ball happened to be. Through 48 pressure…

By Mike Newman
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Smart Dot

Giving a presentation at the office usually requires a few extra cups of coffee, a diligent scanning of your notes and a more cautious devouring of your jelly donut breakfast. It also requires one simple - but often forgotten - tool: A laser pointer. Why is the little device so…

By Mike Newman
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Entertainment
Custom XBox 360 Controller with Bullet Buttons

You can add bullets to anything and it will immediately be cooler. They're like camo, or caffeine, or tattoos, or explosions or boobies. There can never be enough of any of those things. But if it gets out of hand you'll end up being in a Michael Bay movie, and…

By Cooper Fleishman
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