Fujitsu intelligent phone prototype This speedy quad-core smartphone prototype has a 13.1-megapixel camera on board and is waterproof like its Japanese compatriot the Panasonic Eluga.
Although this idea is several decades old, Lockheed Martin flew the first large-scale hybrid prototype only this year.
The Korean electronics giant showed off a 70-inch UD TV prototype earlier this month.
In July, yet another employee lost his an iPhone prototype, this time at Cava 22.
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First, the cost of hardware in a prototype like this is not a good predictor of the costs of the eventual finished product.
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In the meantime, we're admittedly quite taken with what this prototype is capable of.
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This prototype features Marvell's current Armada chip ( shared with most Google TVs) instead of the next generation processor.
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Unfortunately, the conservatism of the British War Office, combined with extreme economic pressure, prevented this prototype of the Blitzkrieg being exploited.
Ijon says he expects the first consumer-ready prototype version of this "Mastbox and Shipbox" technology to be available by early 2014.
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With such heavy dose of curiosity, we eventually traveled all the way to Shenzhen literally just to grab this prototype.
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In addition to boasting Ultra HD resolution, this prototype features a new screen technology, introduced as Moth Eye that virtually eliminates glare while preserving color vibrancy.
We're not going to let the fact that this prototype user also seems to be reading Dan Brown's Angels and Demons further shake our confidence -- though it's hard to get below zero.
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The microcontroller-driven stage allows anyone to quickly create a piece of miniature theater using handcrafted puppets and an impressive selection of buttons, knobs and switches -- all lovingly handcrafted out of wood on this prototype.
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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.
Perhaps it's all that functionality packed inside, but this prototype is certainly heavier than your standard ultrabook, and unlike most systems, a lot of that weight is located in the display -- we're sure there's a fair amount of internals located up there.
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Now, before you read on, do bear in mind that some of its features -- especially the OS -- may not make it to the final design when it comes out later this year, nor do we know what stage this prototype was at.
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The nunchuck-esque controllers we saw at CES didn't make it in the FCC's label location outline (seen above), but an attached accessory list makes note of a Razer-branded controller, powered by a 2800mAh battery, hinting that this prototype's gamepads might well be independent or detachable.
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This FCC prototype may not be the final design, but if nothing else, it's proof that the device is evolving.
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Work on this "prototype" allowed him to figure out technique, layout and technical details like the type of paper (19-by-13-inch watercolor) and writing instruments (felt-tip pens).
Well, resting it gently -- this is a prototype we're talking about, after all.
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The amazing thing about this setup is how this relatively simple prototype accomplishes such rapid speech recognition and translation at close to a conversational pace.
This being a prototype, the Samsung rep we spoke with had no clue on what such a device might cost or when it might come to market -- or even if this thing will ever see the light of day, so don't get your dual-hopes up just yet.
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One of them, Rear Admiral Simon Lister, is in charge of this complex programme, and as he took me round the cramped corridors, past the nuclear reactor and down into the sweaty machine rooms, he acknowledged this was a prototype and there was always going to be some "teething" issues.
Indeed, the current prototype, which was unveiled earlier this month and is due to take off in April, will test only the landing system.
There's also none of the usual regulatory markings on the back -- even if authentic, this may be a prototype that doesn't reflect the final result.
For a peek at the tech in action, head on past the break for a really quick demo that we kept brief due to that fact that this is an early prototype.
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