For clarity, the question is: Are the chips pictured in the article actual functioning BFL ASICs, or are they something else?
They look like prototypes of the design image BFL showed earlier in the year, which to my mind shows it's real, does it work, only they know.
Inaba, I guess you didn't see my question yesterday. Does BFL have a working (hashing) prototype ASIC miner?
No, we are waiting on our ASIC chips right now, as I've stated in a number of other places, though it's understandable if you have missed the posts, since they are spread out everywhere.