Star Trek Into Darkness Title Design
Special effects house Video Copilot gives a behind the scenes look at how they created the intergalactic intro for J.J. Abrams' Star Trek Into Darkness.
Special effects house Video Copilot gives a behind the scenes look at how they created the intergalactic intro for J.J. Abrams' Star Trek Into Darkness.
Whether it's your tablet or your smartphone, technology is becoming increasingly vocal. With the text-to-speech industry on the rise, The Verge takes a look into the elaborate process behind creating these computer-human interactions with a visit to Siri's home, Nuance Communications, and this article on the art of machine language.
Some may call it a prank, but we call it a dream come true to come home one day to faucets flowing with frosty streams of amber ale. A group of friends made this dream a reality for one man by completely re-plumbing his entire house with kegs of beer.
Over the last 30 years, contemporary and post war art prices overall outpaced the S&P 500.* This helps explain why Jeff Bezos, Marc Andreessen, and Bill Gates have collectively poured hundreds of millions into this global asset class. Luckily, you don't have to be a billionaire to build an art allocation in a portfolio anymore. Masterworks.com has made diversifying with multimillion-dollar artworks featuring artists like Banksy and Basquiat accessible to everyone with their premier art investing platform. Uncrate readers can use the link below to get access today.
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Lace up for long-distance performance with the Nike Alphafly 3. Built for marathon pacing, it combines two Air Zoom units with a carbon fiber plate to store and return energy with every stride. Paired with a ZoomX foam midsole, the shoe keeps you feeling fresh mile after mile, while its lightweight construction and notched laces make it the most responsive Alphafly yet. Designed to support speed and endurance, the Alphafly 3 delivers performance that makes long runs feel effortless and leaves personal bests in the dust.
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Time traveling can be intense.
Ze Frank returns with way more information than you ever needed about the frog.
New Zealand inventor, artist, and organic mechanic Blair Somerville shows you around his wonderfully weird world of recycled art, the Lost Gypsy Gallery.
Teachers keep teaching. Students keep studenting.
The Ultimate Alpha Stack from Beyond Alpha is a two-part hormone optimization system designed to restore masculine vitality. It combines T Breakthrough, a blend of 14 clinically backed compounds (like TestoSurge Fenugreek, Tongkat Ali, Shilajit, and Black Maca) shown to boost testosterone, with EstroControl, a formula built to detox estrogen using ingredients like DIM, resveratrol, milk thistle, and broccoli sprout extract. Together, the stack supports fat loss, improved energy and drive, sharper focus, and more balanced body composition. All 24 ingredients are tested for purity and potency, helping you reset your hormonal ecosystem and perform at your peak.
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The Tineco Pure One A50S is a compact, cordless stick vacuum built for whole-home cleaning with 185 W of suction, a 1 L bin, and up to 70 minutes of runtime. Its smart 3DSense Power Brush adjusts power automatically as it detects debris and lights the path so nothing gets missed. A foldable wand slips under furniture with ease, while a ZeroTangle brush keeps hair from wrapping. Lightweight, powerful, and easy to store, it brings pro-level performance to everyday cleaning.
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An 8-bit Batman kicks the pixels out of The Joker in this retro remake of Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight.
Lose yourself to the shimmery suits and disco goodness of the first full music video from Daft Punk's Random Access Memories.