Oh, and there were some new demos to show off, albeit on an aging prototype model.
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Even on the prototype model, the action of the strings wasn't too high, the neck was comfortable, and frankly, it just felt more familiar.
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Defying all logic, however, the Wikipad feels like a surprisingly solid piece of equipment (regardless of the fact that the prototype model we used was hand-built).
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It slots in where the smartphone connectivity kit rests inside the armrest and, when a suitable LTE SIM is inserted (this prototype model was rocking Verizon) will utilize the car's antenna to get you great signal.
At CEATEC JAPAN 2009, Mitsubishi Electric unveiled the world's first prototype model of a large-scale OLED display with a 155-inch screen, developed through utilizing the company's large-scale display technology accumulated from the development of Diamond Vision screens installed at numerous sports stadiums and other public facilities.
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We got to spend a little bit of time with a prototype ZTE model, and found the hardware to be solid for a hand-built unit.
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In 1948, six Boeing engineers worked for weekend in a hotel room to produce a 33 page proposal, which included moving from turbo-prop to jet engines, and accompanied this proposal with a balsa-model prototype, in order to salvage a team project that was at the risk of failure.
Next, prototype production begins, and each model is run through a safety check.
In addition to the 70-inch set, Vizio also had a prototype 55-inch 3D XVT model that was most impressive.
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Barbaroux is also the founder and president of French manufacturer Formulec, which has produced the EF01 prototype car that is the base model for future Formula E cars.
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Before I get into detail, allow me a short disclaimer: The hardware I played with was a prototype, not a finished production model, and the games I played with were essentially proof of concept demos, not necessarily software under development.
Then they refine the model based on how the prototype performs, and they modify the prototype as needed.
Its advanced engine-development centre, which opened this summer, hooks up an engine to a simulated computer model of an as-yet unbuilt prototype car, to see how well it performs.
The model we saw is still in the early prototype stages, but the concepts are already in place.
Although it's just a prototype, the company says that it hints at a future production model.
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According to its About screen, this "DVT-1" (a late milestone) device packs 128GB of memory -- twice as much as the largest available capacity option right now (remember that 64GB iPhone 4 prototype in Hong Kong?) -- as well as a model number "MC550LL" which isn't far off from those of the fourth-gen iPod touches ("MC54xLL"), though this similarity doesn't help prove its authenticity nor indicate whether it'll make it to the market.
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The current prototype was built on a 3D printer and clearly created for an iPhone, but plans for the initial model should be simple enough to port to any handset.
Officials at last summer's U.S. Open at Olympic in San Francisco used the second hole on a prototype version of the new Stimpmeter on two back-nine greens that weren't measurable with the old model.
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Originally expected to be launched in 2012, a further delay to the A350, which has not yet been built as a prototype, could put it a full six years behind Boeing's launch of its 787 Dreamliner, the model with which the A350 was expected to compete.
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