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?
It remains usable (indeed, continues playing) when docked to USB and Ethernet. It's only when you start using Rio Music Manager on it to manage its content that it goes into "connected" mode.

Peter