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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
Audio
Cubik Speakers

Even if you could get perfect sound from a pair of speakers, if they were bright pink and had pictures of Hannah Montana on them (that's what the kids are watching these days, right?) we would never buy them. Are we image obsessed? Hell yeah we are. Is it too…

By Mike Newman
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SleekSpeak Bluetooth Bike Speaker

We love bikes. We love music. We would love to be able to combine the two of them so we could feel like Peter Griffin in that episode of Family Guy when his life has its own soundtrack, but it never seems to be that easy. Earbuds fall out. Studio…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Yorkie Speakers

As we made our way through the various rooms at The New York Audio and AV Show (you can read about it here), we were struck by a common theme: We can't afford any of this. Don't get us wrong, the stuff was amazing, but it left us wishing we had…

By Mike Newman
Yorkie Speakers
Videos
Street Rugby

If we had a dollar for every time we wondered if a bunch of Trojan warriors could beat some green plastic army men in a game of rugby, well we can't even tell you how insanely rich we'd be! Even if the thought never really crossed our mind, we can tell you that this video…

By Mike Newman
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Phones
Mophie Juice Pack Powerstation Pro

When the battery life indicator on our phone or tablet turns red, we get pissed. Most of the time we're near an outlet, and our frustration is really over a minor inconvenience. We charge a bit and get back to doing what we were doing. There are other times, however,…

By Mike Newman
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