I'm not claiming that the council has any inside knowledge; I've been following NIT development to know that asking such questions is a waste of time. [...] Instead, I'm trying to connect the dots. If no one is willing/able to provide open information to this open community, speculation is what we have left.
So, I suspect something will be unveiled in 1-2 weeks, and shipping about a month after that. If I'm wrong, so what? It's been a better mental exercise (for me) than debating the merits of a $0.02 plastic stylus...