The "Technical Specifications" have been published...

From Steorn's Website:

Orbo is based upon the principle of time variant magneto-mechanical interactions. The core output from our Orbo technology is mechanical. This mechanical energy can be converted into electrical energy using standard generator technology either by integrating such technology directly with Orbo or by connecting the mechanical output from Orbo to the generation technology. The efficiency of such mechanical/electrical conversions is highly dependent on the components used and is also a function of size.

Orbo technology is subject to continuous development. This development is focused on improving the manufacturability of the technology, production costs and power density. Orbo was initially developed as using stop-start mechanisms (with a power density of 0.5 Watts per cm3), Steorn is currently finalizing the development of constant motion systems and a significant improvement in power density is anticipated.

Not exactly what I expected, but hey, this is their show, not mine.

Technical Specifications and Media Attention

In today's forum conversations, we learn a little bit more about the "Technical Specifications" being released at the end of this quarter. Yesterday, when Sean was asked about what technical specifications will be released, he said:

Not sure - the build of the main content is a long (and slow) business.

Today the answer is different, from the thread Opinions on the July Demo of the device...:

Ok - this relates to us providing specifics on power density, power to weight and so on.

So there you have it. "Technical Specifications", which will be released end of Q1, do not mean technical details on how the product works. Also:

A couple of points (1) there is no 'major' announcement at the end of Q1 - I have said this again and again - all we are doing is proving an update of the status of the Jury process - no more - no less. (2) The reason for the demos during the first week of July is that there will be a lot of media attention that month on environmental issues due to the concerts taking place on 7/7/07.

So if you were getting your hopes up on learning something this quarter, forget about it. Again, we'll just have to wait till validation.

I find it funny that Steorn feels it necessary to time the demos with the environmental activity in July to maximize media attention. As we saw in August, Steorn had no problem getting on Fox News and many other news media outlets, by simply buying a one page advertisement claiming free energy, with zero evidence. This time supposedly they'll have live public demos. I seriously doubt they'll have trouble attracting some buzz.

Busy Day in the Forums...

Today was an especially busy day in the forums. Sean is back from his visit to the States, and is updating everyone on what's going on... Some highlights:

From Did I miss anything - what are the 'burning' issues:

Steorn:

Speccy:Do you still expect that detailed technical specifications of the Orbo tech will be made available at the end of this month?

http://www.steorn.com/orbo/technology/

Yep.

So, we should be seeing detailed tech specs soon right? Maybe not...

From the same thread:

Steorn:

Jowik:What kind of technical details will be released in April?

Not sure - the build of the main content is a long (and slow) business.

Too bad ... I was hoping we'd get something by the end of this month! ;-(

Some other developments in this thread include details on the current state of their "toy" production:

Yep, we have a preproduction model and have requested some (cosmetic) changes. There will be a total availability of 100,000. Outside of a certain stock level they will be built to order (i.e. we will not have a warehouse full of them).

So basically they aren't producing 100k, they are only producing a subset, and will build to order the rest up to 100k. One forum member asked about pricing, I guess we'll just have to wait:

...sorry not going to give that out at this stage!

Sean also discusses a "safe room". Earlier, Steorn mentioned the development of a very high speed version of the technology. They were doing testing in the stair well. Now they have a safe room with strong enough walls to withstand shrapnel.

Lots of interesting points and declarations, including details on potential public demos:

Steorn:

rosco:Sean,

Is there still going to be a public demonstration in april of the device?
You mentioned London as a possible venue.

Yes there will be several places where we are going to put devices - this will in fact happen in the first week of July, at least one in the UK and one in the US (maybe several other places) - why? Well its kinda a rock and roll week for carbon emissions!

By July we should actually see live devices running in public places. He mentions that they are already in negotiations with the locations.

In summary, we may or may not see technical specs by the end of this month. And we should see a live demo of the Steorn effect in July. Not much time between now and then. On that note, maybe ABC will add some closure to Lost. Maybe not.