I have a question regarding the docking procedure for the Karma. When you dock the unit, assuming its all plugged in via USB, etc, does the unit remain in a usable state or does it go into "connected" mode like the Ipod does where it's basically unusable?

The reason I ask is because I have been considering a Slimp3 for playing MP3s over my home stereo, however if the Karma can do the same thing (albeit from its own hard drive, not via the network) then it may be something to consider instead. The pricing is almost the same and even tho I have an iPod, I could stand to have a Karma as well, if for no other reason than for playing music via my stereo.

It's frustrating to find a device to stream music to your stereo. I had an Audiotron for a while, which worked really well but only holds about 27,000 song titles. I outgrew it a while ago plus it takes almost an hour to search my music share. The Slimp3 looks appealing but the Karma would be okay even if limited to 20GB of music.

Thanks!