I don't write any, nasty paper things that they are. Unfortunately, debit cards are authorised on-line

The empeg was limited by some of the things which make it most attractive to the geek user, though - like being pull-out so you can plug it in on your desk. The mk3, to appeal to a wider market, sacrificed a lot of the cool stuff in order to be most things to most people - and that meant no pull out, no ethernet, no serial, etc.

A dockable player is one way to go (though unless the player is as slinky as a Rio Pearl or an iPod, I personally wouldn't find it that great) - wireless is another. Both have been shown as forthcoming products at CES; it'll be interesting to see which one catches on.

Hugo