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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
Cameras
Beta Shell Lens Cases

These cases look like they're straight out of an action movie where some villain unscrews the top to reveal a glowing green piece of some highly radioactive element the likes of which "the world has never seen" and the mere dropping of which would result in the utter destruction of…

By Mike Newman
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Audio
Kikkerland Music Branch Headphone Splitter

We strongly discourage the practice of becoming ear-buddies with your friend. It's the term we've made up for when you want your friend to hear a new track you just downloaded onto your iPhone and you lend him one of your earbuds. What results is a returned earbud full of your now…

By Mike Newman
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Phones
The Infinite Loop Tablet and Phone Stand

The first thing on most people's lists when they pick up a new piece of tech is to look for accessories. It doesn't matter if you just bought a brand spanking new iPhone or iPad or an Android device or even a Blackberry, you're going to need - at the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Computers
Lacie Porsche Design P’9230 Hard Drive

Let's be totally honest here, Lacie peripherals are ridiculously expensive. $120 for a 1TB external hard drive is approximately twice as much as whatever Newegg currently has on sale from a different, no-name vendor you've never heard of. You could buy that hard drive and it would, in theory, do…

By Cooper Fleishman
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iBamboo Electricity-Free Speaker

If you need a serious speaker system to blast whatever garage rock or hip-hop you've got loaded on your iPhone, the iBamboo is probably not the ideal unit for you.  However, if you like to chill-out with some jazz, classical or ancient Gregorian Chant (shot in the dark) the electricity-free…

By Mike Newman
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