Howdy,
Here are some pics of the hand-held solid state recorder that Sony plans to ship in december: http://pro.miroc.co.jp/AES2005/2nd_day/2st_day_sony.html details are shown in the screen photo at the above link.
The demo unit felt solid, wasn't as heavy as it looks, and was easy to operate.
more: http://www.oade.com/Tapers_Section/Forum/user_files/99.jpg http://beradio.com/currents/blog/photoblog10082005/
I didn't ask how much it will cost, /EL