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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
The Oona

What we love about The Oona is it has as many different uses as ways you might try to pronounce its name.  Okay, even if you got it on your first shot and you're way smarter than us, it's got a lot of different uses.  The guys who created The…

By Mike Newman
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Porsche gForce App

It doesn't matter if you drive a Porsche or an old Mazda 626, as a guy you have something built into your brain about speed.  Now, yes, one of those two options will most likely get you off the starting line faster and one may go zero-to-60 in, well, let's…

By Mike Newman
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Lockitron

What sounds like a new Decepticon that could share the screen with Shia LaBeouf and some Megan Fox look-alike in the next Transformers movie is somehow - surprisingly - much cooler.  With Lockitron you can unlock your home or apartment using an iPhone or any smartphone.  Now, we can think of…

By Mike Newman
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Tech
Wavejet Water Propulsion Engine

The American solution to all transportation related problems starts with strapping a bigger engine to whatever it is needs fixing. It's how we ended up with rocket powered VW bugs, monster trucks and muscle cars. It's also what makes America great. The latest problem, as determined by the people at…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Cameras
Lomo LC-Wide Camera

Lomo photography is about a lot more than saturated colors and a circular focal point. Hipstamatic and Instagram mean you can take digital lomo photographs whenever you want (assuming you have an iPhone), but the quality just isn't there. Your new 5D Mark II takes fantastic pictures, but is it…

By Cooper Fleishman
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