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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

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
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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
Videos
Shwood Experiment No. 2 – Backcountry Nest

The second video in the Shwood Experiment series takes you on location with Shwood creator Eric Singer to the woods surrounding Mt. Hood as the team constructs a community fort in the trees. Shwood is now officially at the top of our "companies to work for" list and we've marked…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Shwood Experiment No. 1 – Skateboard Shades

Knowing the entire journey a product takes before it ends up in your hands can make it or break it. Shwood's latest Skateboard Shades go on a pretty incredible journey before they make it from the pavement to your face.

By Cooper Fleishman
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Cameras
Nikon D5100 DSLR

The D5100 is Nikon's newest DSLR camera. It's black; it's got interchangeable lenses and it costs close to a grand. Honestly, if you're spending more than a monthly Porsche payment on a camera, what you really care about are the specs, so feel free to geek out. The D5100 is…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Audio
TDK Life on Record Sound Cube

If you haven’t ditched your boombox yet - or if you ditched it and then bought another one when it became ironically cool to do so - it’s time to ditch it for good.  The TDK Life on Record Sound Cube gives you a modern version of a portable stereo…

By Mike Newman
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Sony Ericsson Media Speaker Stand

With iPhones and Blackberries and Android devics being as ubiquitous as they are, there's no shortage of music on the go. You could simply settle for the bland, tinny, dull audio that gets piped out of the same speaker you use to talk to your mother (ours hasn't figured out…

By Cooper Fleishman
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