I think I know what I _REALLY_ want to see for the next gen NIT:

Modu.

http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/0...ic/1#c10410841

(pay attention to the pics at the end of the gallery, where they have a side-slider qwerty handset)


Imagine this:

A device with the hardware layout I already mentioned, adding a modu module port (maybe slightly bigger than the N810 to fit the modu). Bluetooth and Wifi are on the NIT.

Then there'd be 6 modu style modules:

0) Null: just an empty plastic shell to hold the space. Comes with the NIT.

1) Storage: lots of storage/memory expansion (maybe even a 1.8" SSD, if they can make it fit), some or no battery expansion

2) Endurance: no storage/memory expansion, LOTS of battery

3a) Euro-GSM: GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSPA in European bands, some storage/memory expansion, some battery expansion

3b) USA-GSM: GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSPA in USA bands, some storage/memory expansion, some battery expansion

4) CDMA: CDMA/1xRTT/EVDO, some storage/memory expansion, some battery expansion

5) WiMAX: WiMAX, some storage/memory expansion, some battery expansion

Adding an LTE version could be new versions of #3, or a #6 of its own.

If you don't want WWAN on your NIT, you can just use one of the non-WWAN modules (Null, Storage, or Endurance). If you want WWAN on your NIT, you buy one of the WWAN modules.