Gotta agree with ragnar and iball. I'm really thinking the touchscreen for a media player may turn out to be not only overkill but a mistake.

What's so nice about the classic iPod? You can easily navigate features blindly by touch alone. The control is that simple and intuitive. With a touch screen (and here's some irony) you're going to have to look at the device often to navigate. With a computer-class device like the N800 (or similar) that's an expectation and no big deal. With a dedicated media player it just might be.

Again: more hype than practicality in all of this so far. But I'm going to wait-and-see. I have no grudges against Apple or their products and actually hope they do well. If nothing else they certainly inspire and goad other companies...