an initial version or working model of a new product or invention. A prototype is constructed and tested in order to evaluate the feasibility of a design and to identify problems that need to be corrected. Building a prototype is a key stage in new product development.
Wiktionary Definition for: Prototype
An original object or form which is a basis for other objects, forms, or for its models and generalizations
An early sample or model built to test a concept or process
Ex:''The prototype had loose wires and rough edges, but it worked.''
LUND, Sweden--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 22, 1999-- SwitchCore's first prototype switch is completed. The prototype, which is built on SwitchCore's CX technology, was subjected to rigorous testing. SwitchCore's full-custom chip design makes up the heart of the prototype switch. The finished prototype marks the culmination of phase three in a four-phase...
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The first of three prototype hulls for the Marine Corps' AAAV advanced amphibious assault vehicle program has been completed and delivered to General Dynamics. The AAAV hull was built at the Department of Energy's National Prototype Center NPC, a facility of the Oak Ridge Centers for Manufacturing Technology ORCMT in...
TORONTO -- Micromem Technologies Inc. (NASD OTCBB:MMTIF) is pleased to announce that it has completed its long awaited milestone of integrating its three main memory components into a one-bit prototype. This latest milestone of integration was referred to in our press release dated May 13, 2004....
Hyatt Place, Global Hyatt Corporation's new entry into the select service segment, is releasing more details and unveiling the first prototype guest room featuring the exciting design elements of the new product. The first prototype is at AmeriSuites in Scottsdale, AZ, with additional model rooms to follow in Lombard,...
A closed-door Capitol Hill compromise has left developers of a magnetically levitated train with $20 million but no guidance on how to spend it. The Federal Railroad Admin. had asked Congress for $27.8 million to build a prototype maglev train. It has worked with the Corps...
The Department of Defense DOD Office of Force Transformation, in partnership with a Washington-based company, Synergy Inc., is testing a prototype resupply system that may help solve the type of resupply problems experienced in the early days of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The new resupply prototype views all military units--both combat...
WASHINGTON--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 4, 1999-- SwitchCore AB (publ.), a next-generation fabless semiconductor manufacturer, passed another major milestone by demonstrating the company's first prototype switch at this week's Next Generation Networks NGN conference. The prototype, originally announced in September, has four Gigabit ports and is more powerful than existing solutions on...
The Great Indoors has put its prototype store opening on hold, originally scheduled for the second quarter of this year. The ... The Great Indoors has put its prototype store opening on hold, originally scheduled for the second quarter of this year. The Sears ...
Environmental Technologies International, Inc. (OTC: EMTI) is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary, AWE Engineering Inc., has completed revisions to its commercial prototype of the proprietary AWE technology HVAC unit, and the first prototype is scheduled for retrofit installation in a commercial building in the Tampa area within...
Felicia Oliver, Senior Editor A four-home prototype project finds a way to incorporate green building with universal design - and help a rehabilitation center, too. The idea behind the Open Prototype Initiative - what will be...
* Great Plains Lodging V LLC opened the first generation V Homewood Suites by Hilton hotel prototype in Sioux Falls, S.D. The 95-suite hotel is managed by Northern Plains Management Co. One of the biggest differences of the new prototype from previous Homewood Suites is the opening of the wall...
Lithium Technology Corp. of Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, has announced that its U.S. operating unit, GAIA USA, has delivered a small-scale, prototype battery to the University of Chicago for a special airborne application. The University's Astrophysics and Space Research Department is building research instrumentation for use in a high-altitude balloon under...
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency awarded L-3 Communications of Salt Lake City, Utah., a $13 million modification to a section 845 prototype agreement for additional Tactical Common Data Link prototype terminals, Sensor Interface Definition tasking and development of the LAMPS Hawklink Ku-band prototype. The...
Magnolia Broadband, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company and innovator of radio frequency RF solutions for the cellular industry, announced today that they have successfully completed the first phase of a prototype program for SK Telecom to integrate Magnolia's novel DiversityPlusTM product in a CDMA2000 1xEVDO handset platform. The prototype is...
Environmental Technologies International, Inc. (OTC: EMTI) is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary, AWE Engineering, Inc., and Pure and Secure LLC, have completed the building of the AWE prototype HVAC retrofit system that is designed for mass marketing to commercial and institutional building owners. AWE Engineering is currently...
RICHARDSON, Texas--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 12, 1997--Alcatel announced today a technology demonstration with Intel Corporation at next week's Comdex show in Las Vegas of a prototype, easy-to-use ADSL asymmetric digital subscriber line modem that promises to revolutionize ADSL services for home and business environments. This prototype is unique in that it...
Honda has developed a 50cc hybrid scooter prototype that offers reduced emissions, exceptional fuel economy, and ample storage space. Employing both an internal combustion engine and an electric motor, the new prototype takes Honda one step closer to a mass-market hybrid scooter. The...
BURLESON, TEXAS -- JCPenney opened its newest three off-mall prototype stores earlier this month, bringing the total to seven and representing the latest learning from a smaller format that the retailer began experimenting with a year ago.
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