Macforums Member Accidentally Buys Macbook Air Prototype on eBay

A Macforums member bought an “as-is” Macbook Air from Ebay and the unit ended up being an early Air prototype. The computer bears a mark indicating it was built in May 2007, six months before the line was introduced.

Mechanical Engineering Student Designs Alarm Clock that Opens and Closes Bedroom Shades

Man’s quest for the perfect alarm clock has just received another uptick. Anupam Patahak, a Mechanical Engineering student at the University of Michigan, has modified an alarm clock to silently (or noisily) open your shades to let sunlight in.

Artificial Heart Prototype Unveiled - Will Cost $192k

A team of French scientists has created the most sophisticated artificial heart of all time. Built using technology found in satellites and airplanes, the prototype heart uses electronic sensors to regulate heart rate and blood flow.

Toshiba Releases Prototype of Decade-old Automated Volleyball Bot

Toshiba has issued a press release and a demo video of the prototype of their automated volleyball bot. This bot has been making the robotics rounds for over a decade now and it’s good to finally see some new information.

Chevy Volt Prototype

Meet GM’s slapped together Chevy Volt hydrogen prototype.

Flying Car Design Winner

NASA awarded $250,000 in prize money this weekend to teams competing to build and fly a small-seat plane that could one day be a prototype for so-called air cars. And the $100,000 winner is….Pipistrel Virus, a $70,000 aircraft that can do 50 MPG and take off on short runways.

"Only 682 pounds empty weight complete–it literally [...]

Space suits go hollywood?

MIT’s Dava Newman has designed a space suit. The suit is called the Biosuit. This space was designed for Paris’ adventure into space. It’s like so hot… The suit is designed for optimum maneuvering and is fully functional…
In the 40 years that humans have been traveling into space, the suits they wear have changed [...]

Boeing’s X-Planes

This X-48B is Boeing’s Blended Wing Body prototype flew for the first time at Edwards Air Force Base in California. It was "remotely piloted from a ground control station in which the pilot uses conventional aircraft controls and instrumentation while looking at a monitor fed by a forward-looking camera on the aircraft."
Developed by Boeing, NASA, [...]

IT’S HERE!

Moller International, creators of that stunning red flyingcar prototype seen web-wide, has started production on the M200G, the consumer-ready derivative of the M200X volantor, and is readying the machine for the open market. Depending on engine costs, the M200G will cost between $90,000-$125,000

TiVo Gets Cheaper

There’s been a leak of the new TiVo set that is rumored to come out this fall.  Priced out at around $300 it’s said to be a HD digital recorder and this photo just might be a prototype. The TiVo Light Series 3 has two CableCARD slots, one for Multi- or Single- stream slots, and [...]