Culture HD-Enhanced Blemishes Keeps Makeup Artists Busy February 26, 2009 • HD makes it possible for viewers to see every last bead of sweat on the face of a baseball slugger, but it will also allow us to see every wrinkle on the ingénues face. A growing number of makeup artists and cinematographers are getting work by smudging out the pimples, pocks and wrinkles. HD-Enhanced Blemishes Keeps Makeup Artists Busy Listen · 4:02 4:02 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/101207721/101207688" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The 81st Annual Academy Awards Building The Curious Faces Of 'Benjamin Button' February 17, 2009 • Effects-driven acting? Actor-fueled effects? The line between performance and technology has rarely been thinner than in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Laura Sydell goes behind the scenes with the FX gurus who helped make it happen. Building The Curious Faces Of 'Benjamin Button' Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/100668766/100752987" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Compromise Allows Obama To Keep BlackBerry January 23, 2009 • Barack Obama is the first president to have a BlackBerry, even though it makes security officials nervous. During the campaign, Obama and his BlackBerry could not be parted. The president and his personal digital assistant will stay together with some changes. Compromise Allows Obama To Keep BlackBerry Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/99790788/99790766" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Business Apple's Ailing CEO Takes 6-Month Leave January 15, 2009 • Apple's CEO Steve Jobs is taking medical leave through June. The computer giant's co-founder said he has already begun treatment. The announcement came just a week after the 53-year-old cancer survivor tried to assure investors and employees his recent weight loss was caused by a treatable hormone deficiency. Apple's Ailing CEO Takes 6-Month Leave Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/99385360/99385342" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Business Apple's Jobs Take Medical Leave January 14, 2009 • Apple CEO Steve Jobs says he is taking a medical leaver of absence until the end of June. The cancer survivor said his health issues are more complex than he thought. Apple COO Tim Cook will take over Jobs' work while he is on leave. Apple's Jobs Take Medical Leave Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/99375798/99375790" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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2009 Consumer Electronics Show New Tech Gadgets Target Older Folks January 12, 2009 • From talking pillboxes to a video game that tests a person's memory, the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week was filled with gadgets for aging baby boomers. For the first time, it had an area designated for technology for seniors. New Tech Gadgets Target Older Folks Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/99257702/99259280" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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2009 Consumer Electronics Show A Careful Buyer At The Electronics Show January 10, 2009 • There's a different vibe at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, the annual industry showcase that wraps up Sunday in Las Vegas. There's a bit less glitz and a lot fewer customers than in previous years. Tony Kennedy, a retail buyer, is trying to choose which gadgets will sell even with the economy in the tank. A Careful Buyer At The Electronics Show Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/99213298/99213283" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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2009 Consumer Electronics Show At Electronics Show, New Gadgets For Older Cars January 8, 2009 • While new-car sales are tanking, vendors at the International Consumer Electronics Show hope to tempt buyers with flashy new gadgets to put in their old vehicles. The world's largest consumer-tech trade show opens Thursday. At Electronics Show, New Gadgets For Older Cars Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/99108792/99108771" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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2009 Consumer Electronics Show Recession May Affect How Gadgets Pitched At Expo January 6, 2009 • The Consumer Electronics Show, the biggest showcase for new electronics products, is in Las Vegas this week. Those attending are trying to console themselves that their sales in 2008 are projected as flat, or only down between 3 and 4 percent. Recession May Affect How Gadgets Pitched At Expo Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/99013980/99056642" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Google CEO's Influence With Obama May Aid Tech January 2, 2009 • Google CEO Eric Schmidt endorsed Barack Obama during the campaign. Now the most powerful CEO in Silicon Valley is part of a team of advisers to the president-elect. Google CEO's Influence With Obama May Aid Tech Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/96958566/98964863" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Museums In The 21st Century Balancing Form, Function In Museum Architecture December 8, 2008 • Two American museums designed by one world-famous architect have evoked two very different reactions from visitors and critics alike. Laura Sydell investigates the tensions between form and function in the latest installment of NPR's series on 21st-century museums. Balancing Form, Function In Museum Architecture Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/97965115/97983164" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Music Interviews Boosting Music Sales, One Blog At A Time November 29, 2008 • For musicians just a decade ago, radio was the only way to make it big. The Internet has changed that. Artists like City and Colour can build an audience by sending out their music over various networks. But in a crowded online world, just putting it out there isn't enough. Boosting Music Sales, One Blog At A Time Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/97551148/97618056" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Your Money Can't Sell House? Try Permanent Swap November 28, 2008 • Since the economic downturn, Craigslist has posted new online classified ads: permanent house swaps. People trying to relocate, whose houses have lost so much value that they don't want to sell, instead look to swap permanently with people in a desired location who have houses with comparable value. Can't Sell House? Try Permanent Swap Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/97583144/97583099" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Performing Arts In A 'Continuous City,' A Meditation On Connection November 4, 2008 • A new theatrical production ponders how technologies designed to bring us closer can create greater distances between us. In A 'Continuous City,' A Meditation On Connection Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/96589447/96588504" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Indie Video Game Developers Have Room To Play October 28, 2008 • As developers become increasingly frustrated with the big gaming industry, they are moving to smaller companies where they have more creative freedom. The result? New titles such as: Mushroom Men, Hail to the Chimp and Ninja Reflex. Indie Video Game Developers Have Room To Play Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/95955896/96232443" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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