Good one sWORDs, comprehensive.

One that i think is interesting is the Android panels. You list them as "no" for the firm buttons, which I would agree for now. But the thing about android is that the hardware is open ended so you can totally imagine custom production of casing for it. I mean this as opposed to the wal casing for ipad/itouch. They are nice but feel a bit gimmicky. Played with the savant one at CEDIA and liked it but was yearning for a more integrated design. I think that within 1/2 years we should see android panels with hard buttons appear. Integrating a decent IR emitter in there is also feasible. My money is on android.