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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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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
Entertainment
Shameless Season 2 Trailer

Shameless is easily one of the most ridiculous shows on television. William H. Macy and his entire family of 7 and their friends dabble in everything from pot to professional auto theft including, but not limited to: sleeping with children's girlfriends, cheating on the SATs, constant belligerent drunkenness, scamming the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Videos
Maniac

Maniac is a ten minute film about a film crew following two serial killers on a night of mayhem. All you really need to know though is that it stars Kid Cudi and Cage, is directed by Shia LaBeouf and is one of the few subtitled movies (it's in French)…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Yamaha PDX-11 Portable Speaker

It's been a long time since there was a product we were willing to buy 6 AA batteries for. Once you hit a certain age in life (post GI Joe/Transformers/TMNT) you don't even really expect Christmas presents to need batteries. Yamaha is going old school with the boom box style…

By Cooper Fleishman
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AirCassette App

The 80s are back in a big way. Vinyl is cool again. Casio made a huge comeback with their G-shock watches. Even the new music coming out these days has a decidedly 80s feel to it. The only thing we're really missing is the classic cassette tape. Mix tapes have…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Logitech Wireless Boombox for iPad

If you're an audiophile who lived through the 80's, just hearing the word "boombox" can cause a temporary twinge in your shoulder muscles as you recall hoisting one up and strolling the block in your Adidas warm ups. Okay, you could very well be a music lover without having ever…

By Mike Newman
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