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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
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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Audio
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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Cameras
DSPTCH Camera Sling Straps

Unless you shoot everything with Instagram and an iPhone (which, honestly, at this point in time we can't even fault you for), you've probably had a camera slung around your neck at some point in time in the not-so-distant past. There's nothing wrong with screaming your choice of Canon or…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Phones
Retro iPhone 4 Cases

We love the bells and whistles that get put into everyday products, but does your phone case really need a kickstand? Do you really have to have a case made out of carbon fiber or natural California redwood or six pounds of rubber? Those things are definitely not bad, they're…

By Cooper Fleishman
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