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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
Audio
Gemini FirstMix USB DJ Controller

Contrary to what you believed in college, being a DJ is much more difficult than just being a human iPod. You could just turn on crossfade, pop your collar and go pound PBRs, but eventually someone will turn on the Michael Bolton playlist. When that happens, you lose all music…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Gramophone iPod Station

Are there two more depressing words in the English language than "Sold Out"?  Okay, maybe "It's positive," but still, when we find something we want, we hate seeing those red letters holding us back.  The Gramophone iPod Station, while no longer purchasable, is still pretty sweet.  Nothing typifies the balance of…

By Mike Newman
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Cameras
Capture Camera Clip System

Picking up a DSLR camera is daunting at first, but once you make the plunge you'll never look back. Instead, you'll just start collecting straps, bags, lenses and cases like Pokemon. It's not a problem, it's a symptopm of your desire for the perfect rig. No amount of bags, cases…

By Cooper Fleishman
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JBL On Air Wireless

If you're music collection is anything like ours, it's a mess. Four generations of iPods, a few iPhones, some USB drives and computers in more than one location make it more than a little bit difficult to have access to all of our music all of the time. Once you…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Swans S3W HiVi Multimedia Speaker System

Traveling with your laptop is no longer a big deal.  They've become lighter and more streamlined and padded bags have flooded the marketplace, many of which we've featured here.  That's all good when you're just going to Starbucks to type out a few documents and run an iTunes shuffle with…

By Mike Newman
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