TMS Tech Blog

This robot bowler, cheekily named EARL, is capable of laying down the exact same, utterly perfect shot every time. Yet it still lost to professional human bowler Chris Barnes. How did this happen? EARL, which stands for Enhanced Automated Robot Launcher, a hulking behemoth (rather than a delicate dancer) of a machine, is actually a tool used for specs and [...]

Google is facing ongoing problems accessing streaming content through Google TV, according to the WSJ, with networks ABC, CBS and NBC all confirming that they were blocking the system.  No official reasons for the block have been made public, but sources familiar with the matter are partially blaming studio concerns over the presence of pirated content showing up in Google TV [...]

At today’s event in Cupertino, Apple took a further step towards their idea of the future of computing: They’re bringing ideas, in both hardware and software, from the iOS line (iPhone and iPad) and integrating them into the Mac. Oh, and they also announced a ludicrously thin and lustworthy new MacBook Air. As you’d expect, glossed over much of the [...]

It’s the best tagline a gimmicky jump-assisting shoe could want: “Banned by the NBA.” And now it’s true After a few weeks of testing, the NBA has officially banned Athletic Propulsion Labs’s Concept 1 sneaker. The Concept 1 uses a spring-loaded system to allegedly improve a player’s vertical leap by a few (but significant) inches–a benefit that, true or not, [...]

We all need a way to keep our smartphones like the Droid X secure in the car while we drive. The last thing you want to do is have to take your eyes off the road to dig around for a phone that fell into the floor of your car while driving. ProClip is a company that makes some very [...]

I love riding my bike, but my purple plastic helmet is a definite impediment to fashion. It messes up my hair, and what am I supposed to do if I decide to wear red one day? I might — gasp — not wear a helmet at all. Thankfully, the Swedes have now invented this thing. At last, cyclists everywhere can [...]