Hi,

I must agree with you. If Apple had designed their Newton PDA from scratch using today's technology, they'd be capable of owning the PDA market.

Same way, if the EmpegCar (it's not a RioCar i my book anyway) was to be redesigned in five years time, when the mass consumer market was ready for it, it would be a true success.

But it seems that true genious only gets appreciated years after the invention or inventor has died. The "cult" status the product has here only proves that.

I just ordered a spare unit after the relentless price-drop the day before christmas, and tried to explain it to my wife, who has previously been understanding with my, eh .. cough, cough, investments, but to no avail.

It's my guess that it will be a long time before something this unique will surface again.