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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
Videos
Steve Jobs x Jay-Z “We Are All Steve”

Wearing mock turtlenecks and glasses does not make you Steve Jobs. Wearing mock turtlenecks and glasses then dropping rhymes to the tune of Jay-Z's "What More Can I Say" won't make you the Steve either - but it's a pretty damn good tribute to the man that changed the face…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Spyder 3 Krypton Laser

Any laser that comes with safety goggles immediately gets our attention. When said laser can also be seen from outer space, well we don't know why, but we need it. The Spyder 3 Krypton Laser is the world's brightest laser that you can legally own.  While it may be no match for…

By Mike Newman
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Cameras
ContourRoam

Scuba diving is our absolute favorite leisurely/not-so-leisurely (depending on sharks) activity. The problem is, explaining the awesomeness to someone who has never done it before is like trying to tell someone how amazing Cherry Garcia is who's never tasted it. The best way we can think of showing our non-Scuba friends our…

By Mike Newman
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Cameras
Samsung MV800

Ever since you could share a picture of yourself on the interweb girls have teased us by holding cameras at just the right angle to supply the optimum amount of cleavage to face ratio. Snapping pictures of yourself is an art the fairer sex mastered long ago. We're not gonna get on…

By Mike Newman
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Phones
JackBacks

Despite sounding like a made up insult by a Beavis and Butthead fan, JackBacks are actually a pretty great way to make your iPhone stand out in an over-saturated iPhone world. Normally your customization options for your do everything phone are limited to a few stylish cases and a nicely shot…

By Mike Newman
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