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...program in Puppet Mode. Wag its limbs, turn its head and twist its torso, and it memorizes all of the moves for later. You can also execute more complicated programs, as with the original, only this robot remembers its moves until you program in a new plan. Unlike its predecessor, this one speaks understandable English, too-speaks, in fact, of many things: Its likes (world domination) and dislikes (when you press Shift1, Shift2, Shift3 and D at the same time). It can ask for a hug or spare change, and will either shout for you to remain calm or startle...
...exhausted Peretz, 53, ran between meetings with Labor lawmakers and his predecessor as party leader, Shimon Peres, he told TIME that he plans to quit Sharon's government immediately and force elections as early as next March. He hopes to draw voters with a social agenda that includes a higher minimum wage and government-subsidized pensions. He hopes the program will attract poorer people who have dismissed Labor as a party for the rich, particularly Arab voters and Jews whose origins, like Peretz's own, lie in the Arab world. Officials in Sharon's Likud Party and others who have...
Squeegee Clean Inventor: Blake Krikorian Availability: Now, $400 To Learn More: irobot.com Scooba, iRobot's follow-up to Roomba, the robotic vacuum, steals a few tricks from its predecessor to tackle a different chore: mopping tile, linoleum or sealed hardwood floors. With each pass, Scooba completes four tasks: it sweeps loose debris, sprays a special Clorox cleaning solution onto the floor, scrubs the surface with a brush and then uses a "squeegee-vac" to suck up the dirty water. Like Roomba, Scooba works around obstacles and has "cliff" sensors that prevent it from falling down stairs. Different sensors keep Scooba...
...into Gaghan's new film Syriana, which dramatizes the politics of oil, terrorism and the Persian Gulf in much the same way Traffic spun entertainment out of addiction, drug policy and the U.S.-Mexico border. If anything, Syriana, which opens Nov. 23, is more ambitious and demanding than its predecessor. The movie has multiple narratives that are deliberately confusing. It casts an actor known for his likability, Matt Damon, as an oil trader profiting on the death of his son. It takes a star, George Clooney, known for his sex appeal and hides him behind a thick beard...
...cuter performance in “Jumanji,” a film that is probably only remembered for a bewilderingly scary performance by Robin Williams. “Zathura,” a pseudo-sequel to “Jumanji,” is thankfully nothing like its predecessor. The premise is the same, but this is an entirely different galaxy. Literally. Six-year-old Danny (Jonah Bobo) and ten-year-old Walter (Josh Hutcherson) are left home alone under the unwatchful eye of a bratty older sister, while their single-dad father (Tim Robbins) goes to his office...