Might iFixIt perform one of its highly valued, thoroughly documented teardowns of Neil Young's new PonoPlayer? From the one that Mike Beauchamp posted last month to YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIV8Od-eWC0), it seems highly repairable, including an extremely simple replacement of the supposedly non-replaceable 2900 MAh (off-the-shelf?) Li-ion battery. Just a thought....