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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
Entertainment
Movie Mash-Up: The Matrix Dude

The way we see it, the two movies that guys can watch over and over again and never tire of are The Big Lebowski and The Matrix (the first, mind you, we still fail to recognize any sequels, the way people with terminal illness decide to not believe they're sick…

By Wylie Overstreet
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Entertainment
I’m Still Here: The Lost Year of Joaquin Phoenix

We all remember the bizarre behavior, the Letterman appearance, the weird impromptu rap concert. Not long ago, Joaquin Phoenix went off the deep end... and then jumped the shark. And in what is either a stroke of genius or voyeuristic cruelty, his brother-in-law, Casey Affleck, taped all of it. Now…

By Wylie Overstreet
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Computers
Vers Hand-Crafted Shellcase

There are cases for your iPad, and then there are Cases for your iPad. This is one of the latter. Handmade out of US-grown hardwood or bamboo and reinforced with steel, these cases are attractive enough to hang on the wall. It's the kind of thing where you get it…

By Wylie Overstreet
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Phones
iBottleopener

Want to walk around with a party in your pants? Buy the iBottleopener. This one is pretty self-explanatory guys. It's an iPhone 3G/3GS hard case with a built-in bottle opener. It will inevitably lead to the destruction of your iPhone but until that happens you will be able to use…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Audio
Edifier Aurora 2.1 Speakers

Tangy Orange. Spicy Red. Passion Pink. Luminous Yellow. No, those aren't the names of the flavors in the as-of-yet unreleased Starburst Fruity Drink package, they're the colors the Edifier Aurora 2.1 Speakers come in. Also in the lineup: liquid silver, asphalt grey, midnight blue, and every other color Crayola never…

By Cooper Fleishman
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