Kanrishoku - I seriously hope you're correct in your view that a new version of Connect will be issued soon... although I'm puzzled by your reference to v3. I'm looking at Connect v1, so either Sony have gotten on a pace with their development or... they can't count. Considering the state of the software as it stands I'm in two minds which option to go with... You're not confusing SonicStage 3.3 are you? I'm looking for two things in your reply... 1. you to say 'no' to my question above 2. you to spill the beans on what you do know [the guys in the Sony Shop in Oslo hadn't seen an NW-A1000 before... went in to buy a case and ended up having to prize it off 'em...]