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The latest in tech: the newest products, most exciting innovations and biggest releases.

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Black Book: 14 Products Our Editors Loved in July 2026
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The Cool Shop

What I'm buying, wearing, and using, this week.

By Lanny Fuller
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The Rise of Prediction Culture

From sports to pop culture, Polymarket is changing how we engage with what happens next.

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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JBL On Tour Micro

Let's face it, the speaker in your phone sucks. The phone volume is deafening with a really nice pair of headphones, but disconnect those bad boys and your party instantly goes to shit. If you're within arms reach of a stereo (read: crashing someone's party), you can just plug into…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Byzero Studio Digital iPad Pen

When it comes to the iPad, we're all thumbs. We've tried other styluses and gloves and holding our uncomfortable hand angles, but we still can't "write." Just typing on the keyboard or drawing with a finger doesn't seem to be all that effective either. The Byzero Studio Digital iPad Pen…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Beolit 12

There are certain brands that can actually make us alter our schedules when they decide to make a product announcement. Apple is the most obvious culprit, but for high-end audio devices—and the most ridiculous home phones when we used to buy them—we come to a screeching halt for news from…

By Mike Newman
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Videos
Moonrise Kingdom Trailer

Every Wes Anderson movie that comes out spurs two reactions: "It's brilliant!" or "I don't get it." If you fall in the former category, here's your latest fix of off-beat Rushmore-esque fun. Oh, and yes, Bill Murray is in it.

By Mike Newman
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Soma Stand

Removing a home speaker set up to bring to a party, friend's house or anywhere you want to impress people with a band they've never heard of, usually results in showing up with a heavy duffel bag with cords spilling out of it and an annoyed, "Get me a beer"…

By Mike Newman
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