Well, with the project officially dead, and without additional hacking beyond installing some software, what is the current functionality of an empeg?

> When one of these units arrives at your doorstep? ie. within a day or two, what can I use it for

Pretty much nothing. But if you actually put Linux on it (straightforward), you have a quiet, fast-starting user interface box for a home entertainment system or whatever. That might even work as a voice-over-IP phone or intercom.