Long time.

There have been so many interesting ideas in this thread! Such an interesting perspective of consumer preferences (and perspective).

I'm not sure if this has been mentioned, but I'd really like to see an ear speaker on the unit (or some holes to channel the right speakers sound) so that it can be held to ones face like a phone for voip applications. Bluetooth headsets are nice, but sometimes, all you want to do is click 'answer' and then have a quick conversation. The speaker also works, but there are many occasions where I would like to have a conversation without every one in the room being privy to its topics. With wimax and grocery stores, this becomes even more relevant.

I'm also very interested in nvidia's tegra showing. It's probably not really 'realistic' as the chip itself is (IIRC) only to be released later this year (enough time for production?) and nokia has a long standing with TI. However, nvidia has been known for their strong 3D hardware and linux support and the Tegra demos are quite impressive.

Tegra HD (720p)
Tegra Gaming
Tegra UI

This hardware could easily handle a 3D user interface (zooming, rotating, animation) similar to compiz fusion, osx, or vista. I see this as a benefit beyond simple eye-candy. The ability to quickly zoom in and out (for example), makes the small screen more more effective and displaying and organizing lots of content.

YARR!
}:^)~

Capt'n San