Hello; I too will be listing to the main menu broadcast to see if there is something new. With the exception of support for nls material, I certainly wouldn't trade my bookport in for the new model. I have reservations about the built in rechargeable battery. The current batteries are relatively cheap and easy to find. Fortunately, I have never had problems with the battery holder. As for the speaker, I used a small plug in amplified speaker which does the trick quite nicely. Although convenient, the on off switch wasn't something I found personally issue. I'm not familiar with the flash cards they will be using on the unit. Maybe there will be some used two gig cards out there? I guess for me the jury is very much out. Richard