LAB126 the secretive research and development facility has designed every single product Amazon has ever released and last year they created a bunch of engineering prototypes of the Paperwhite 4 to try and nail down the design. (goodereader.com)
The first engineering prototype was on display at Retromobile and looked lovely in its battleship - gray paint. (automobilemag.com)
Scruggs is currently engineering prototypes that can withstand the torsion involved without breaking and without being too heavy or expensive. (discovermagazine.com)