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Laurie Simmons. Big Camera, Small Camera. 1977. Collection of B.Z. and Michael Schwartz.

Check out this award-winning stop-motion music video featuring vintage cameras and their wonderful shutter sounds.

A blended learning classroom at David Boody Jr. High School in New York City.

When a computer runs a classroom, is it more efficient? Do kids learn more? A middle school in New York is finding out.

A furloughed federal worker protests outside the U.S. Capitol last week, demanding an end to the shutdown.

Federal Workers Head Back To Work As Government Reopens

Hundreds of thousands federal workers on furlough for two weeks are going back to work after Congress approved a late-night deal Wednesday to fund the government and stave off default.

This gentleman brought two paintings to the ANTIQUES ROADSHOW event in Minneapolis—purchased together for $5. Appraiser Debra Force assigns a value of $100-$200 to the one signed “Spencer.” But the other work, by renowned Taos School artist Victor Higgins, was the real bargain, estimated to be worth $75,000.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: Minneapolis, Minn. - Hour Three

Airs Monday, May 5, 2014 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

The new Motorola Droid smart phone features built-in turn-by-turn navigation.

Is The Droid An IPhone Killer?

For two years, some of the biggest names in consumer technology have been trying to outdo Apple and its wildly popular iPhone. Reviewer Joshua Topolsky says the latest contender — the Droid — does a number of things better than the iPhone. But given a choice between the two, he says, the iPhone still has the edge.

In August, Apple was awarded more than $1 billion in a court victory over Samsung in an epic patent battle between the two biggest smartphone makers.

In Digital War, Patents Are The Weapon Of Choice

New York Times business reporter Charles Duhigg says that consumers and innovation are the big losers in the patent wars. "Patents have become a toll gate on the road of innovation," he says.

It's been a rough week for Tesla, but extra scrutiny is expected for the new car on the block, says Jake Fisher of Consumer Reports.

Tesla Slips From Pedestal That May Have Been Too High

Over the last year of so, Tesla motors has received some really good press. But this past week, it's been knocked off its pedestal.

A self-portrait taken by the NASA exploration rover Curiosity in Gale Crater on Mars.

The Mars Rover? That's Shut Down, Too

By now, you've probably heard that the federal government shut down at 12:01 a.m. ET Tuesday after members of Congress were unable to reach a budget agreement in time to keep the government funded.

At the ANTIQUES ROADSHOW event in Minneapolis, the owner (left) of this circa 1885 heirloom oil painting by Russian artist Franz Roubaud gasps when appraiser Betty Krulik tells her the hot Russian art market is responsible for the work’s value of $100,000.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: Minneapolis, Minn. - Hour Two

Airs Monday, April 28, 2014 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

Twitter Founder Unveils Search App Tied To Photos

Twitter co-founder Biz Stone hopes to demonstrate that a picture can be worth even more than 140 characters of text.

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