Hi All,

1. We have gotten the first set of mechanical parts for Ben NanoNote [1][2].
2. We found some problems, mostly cosmetic issues. The factory is making the second set based on our fix list [3][4].
3. First 20 working samples, with the first mechanical parts, final boards (with Giantplus LCD [5], Samsung K9GAG08U0M 2GB NAND [6]), will be send to Shanghai on Wednesday from Shenzhen. They should arrive on Thursday. The 2GB NAND flash on these 20 samples are not tested at all. Among them, 2 samples will be used for CE and FCC certification test in Nanjing, 1 goes to Xiangfu in Beijing, 5 go to Steve Mosher in San Francisco, USA, 12 go to Mirko Lindner, Berlin, Germany.
4. The next 20 samples, with fixed mechanical parts, will be ready in 2 weeks. Read from and write to 2GB NAND flash on these 20 samples will be tested by the factory. But seeking for the bad blocks on NAND needs to be done by us. It would be great if someone start working on this.

Yi