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New Oscar Tech Stalks Stars

Audiences get closer to the red carpet than ever

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(Newser) – Thanks to the wonders of technology, you’ll be able to get closer than ever to the stars on the red carpet come Oscar night tomorrow, Variety reports. Several websites will allow users to zoom in, à la Google Earth, and magnify high-res photos up to four times.

Meanwhile, E! will introduce the “Star Tracker" to follow celebs in real time as they traverse the rocky terrain of the red carpet—allowing hosts to identify “celebrities that are walking in close proximity to other celebrities who they are trying to avoid,” the network said gleefully.

You can get closer than ever to the stars on the red carpet, thanks to new technology being introduced at this year's Oscars, Variety reports.
You can get closer than ever to the stars on the red carpet, thanks to new technology being introduced at this year's Oscars, Variety reports.   (Photo: Business Wire)
If Jennifer Aniston tries to avoid Brangelina at the Oscars, the Star Tracker will hunt her down, Variety reports.
If Jennifer Aniston tries to avoid Brangelina at the Oscars, the Star Tracker will hunt her down, Variety reports.   (Getty Images)
Want to get closer than ever to Kate Winslet's accessories? Use the new zoom feature several websites are introducing, Variety reports.
Want to get closer than ever to Kate Winslet's accessories? Use the new zoom feature several websites are introducing, Variety reports.   (AP Photo/Eckehard Schulz)
Workers lift a large Oscar statue on the red carpet outside the Kodak Theatre Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008.
Workers lift a large Oscar statue on the red carpet outside the Kodak Theatre Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008.   (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen)
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Feb 21, 09 9:17 AM CST
and yet if someone devised this technology to monitor their girlfriend, they would be called "sick." Reply
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