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...band was incredibly smooth on stage. The intricate melodies, stunning solos and extremely complex rhythms that make up To The Stars seemed to be a breeze for these seasoned and exceptionally talented musicians. After “Checkblast” and “Port View 2,” they cooled down playing the relaxing “Mistress Luck—A Portrait.” With its laid-back Latin feel and colorful melodies, the band easily settled in with the audience while effortlessly building up to the exciting “Johnny’s Landing...

Author: By James F. Collins, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Elektric Band and Chick Corea Resynergize | 12/3/2004 | See Source »

...hardest things to get a robot to do is walk on two legs, but nowadays bipedal is practically banal. The real trick is to give your humanoid a smooth, natural gait. The J4, above, JVC's 8-in. showpiece at a recent Tokyo trade show, proved it could walk a nice walk and kick a soccer ball to boot. It's controlled via Bluetooth. The Chroino, right--if we didn't know any better, we'd think it was Playmobil's tribute to Marvin the Martian--also boasts a more graceful stride, thanks to new SHIN-Walk technology that allows...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Coolest Inventions 2004: Hi, Robot | 11/29/2004 | See Source »

...SMOOTH OPERATOR...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Coolest Inventions 2004: For Your Health | 11/29/2004 | See Source »

Critics say they miss the last iMac's movable monitor or that there's too much white space below this one's wide screen. We say it's a smooth--and powerful--operator. apple.com (from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Coolest Inventions 2004: Hot Boxes | 11/29/2004 | See Source »

That's the secret of Jones' appeal. When she isn't putting her foot in her mouth, she's edging it toward a slippery slope--quite literally when she takes a skiing vacation with Darcy, and more figuratively when Grant's Daniel Cleaver puts his absurdly smooth and hilariously transparent moves on her. Later she finds herself in jail in Thailand, the innocent victim of a drug bust. The logic of this plotting may be--well, is--a little shaky, but who cares? Just as we are prepared to forgive Bridget the woman, so we forgive Bridget the movie...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Movies: Still Plump. Still Pleasing | 11/22/2004 | See Source »

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