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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
Phones
Ozaki iSuppli Gramo iPhone Charger Speaker

We love a lot of things about our iPhones, but the speaker always seemed a little lacking. We never expected to DJ an arena with the stock hardware, but there has to be a better an option than just plugging in the 3.5mm jack from the pair of speakers you…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Videos
Red Hot Chili Peppers – “The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie”

If it ain't broke, don't fix it. The Red Hot Chili Peppers have taken a similar approach with their new single "The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie." Yeah, it's familiar and there's no Frusciante, but it still sounds like Chili Peppers. There's also plenty of sweet Kiedis mustache, shirtless Flea,…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Videos
The Rum Diary Official Trailer

Everyone and their mother knows "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" (even if it frightens the crap out of their mother) but if you had us pick our favorite work from the late gonzo journalist, Hunter S. Thompson, we'd be hard-pressed not to go with The Rum Diary. The movie is…

By Mike Newman
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Phones
Street Tag iPhone App

Vandalism isn't cool, man. So it's a good thing that we can now officially classify graffiti as art. Unfortunately, if the law man catches you in the act graffiti is just as felonious even though it's art. The fact that it's illegal is part of the fun, but at a certain…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Drinks
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Too often the time on our Friday nights is spent debating on where to go only to end up going to the same bar as ever other Friday night. Sure it's cool to get to know the bartender and occasionally get a free drink, but the women there are the same…

By Mike Newman
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