Here's a hint, guys -- instead of the cheesy video of people sitting around talking about the Orbo, maybe shoot a video of it actually producing more power than it uses.

ENGADGET: Steorn returns, promises to open Orbo specs, give you a pony

To convince you that this isn't all an elaborate sham, Steorn's also setting up the "SKDB, " a knowledge base containing all the secrets of the Orbo, which will initially be open to 300 engineers and then sometime later to the general public.

ENGADGET: Steorn returns, promises to open Orbo specs, give you a pony

The last time we heard from Steorn, the company had just joined a long line of optimistic but doomed people and companies unable to actually demo free-energy tech when put the test -- and although the Orbo didn't actually do anything, CEO Sean McCarthy promised us that we'd eventually get a working demo with physical access to the device.

ENGADGET: Steorn returns, promises to open Orbo specs, give you a pony