Curiously enough, even V1.1 is on a relatively low priority

No, 1.1 isn't low priority - it is just taking a heck of a long time. We have had licencing related delays, and it's true that we have had to divert resources to other projects from time to time. However, the next car player release is very important to SONICblue and it will hopefully go out to alpha testers before Christmas.

As for tuners, these seem to be the bane of our lives! Car audio component suppliers move at a snails pace, and delays were incurred when we decided the FM module was junk. The AM/FM module is far from junk, and we have taken delivery of components for an initial batch. Right now our manufacturing and acquisition processes are undergoing a major overhaul but this should settle down in the new year and hopefully we'll get some tuners out without too much more delay.

Rob