O2 and E-Plus, being #3 and #4 in the German market have forced them to move into, and succeed at, wholesale business models which will be favorable to signing up to Whispernet, and HSPA is not necessary. Furthermore, T-Mobile has been rumored for well over a year to offer their own e-book. Although their has been no mention of publisher deals, I would suspect they have nothing particular to offer; content has always been an afterthought at Deutsche Telekom
That being said, I agree with the need for WiFi. I live in Germany and have NO mobile coverage at home...the most likely place I'll be downloading books from!

the Vave 100 from Ricavision is a universal remote with Sideshow to access Vista. It was to be available earlier this year but their website now says summer 2008... It can be pre-ordered on Amazon. To enhance people they also offer their own gadgets. http://www.ricavision.com/home.html

I agree with the Pronto line.

I also have the dilema of wanting to control my HT, PS3, Slim Devices and HTPC and was curious if anyone had taken a look at the Ricavision Vave100 (www.ricavision.com)? Besides being a universal remote, MCE remote and having a bluetooth radio it also incorporates MSFT SideShow. Sounds compelling, albeit expensive. Still, has anyone had a chance to see a demo unit?

has anyone had the opportuntiy to try out the new Ricavision Vave 100. It's a Universal remote, MCE remote and the kicker is that it has a SideShow display also. http://www.ricavision.com/vave100.html

I agree, it's not the end of the world and I'm sure there's alot of PS fans out there willing to wait. I'm fed up and will not wait any longer. I purchased the 360 and I love it. Sony got themselves into this mess by mismanaging the product and by certainly not managing expectations correctly. My PS2 and games go on ebay this week...