The Alpha 680, designed by Guangzhou Skytone Transmission Technologies Co. Ltd., is going through final testing now, Nixon Wu, Skytone's co-founder, told Computerworld exclusively.

The 50-employee company, located in the southern Chinese city in its name, is aiming to have final prototypes ready by June, with manufacturers likely to introduce models to the market 1 to 2 months after that, he said.

The Alpha 680 caused a flurry of excitement after it was spotted online earlier this week by Computerworld blogger Seth Weintraub.

Prototypes actually made their public debut at an electronics trade show in Hong Kong the week before.

"We've gotten 300 inquiries from different countries," Wu said.