I think that Tascam is going to sell a lot of these little buggers. The Tascam HD-P2 is a portable, sub-$1000 compact flash-based audio recorder that packs in a ton of pro-level features.

* 44.1kHz to 192kHz recording resolution at 16- or 24-bit
* Time-stamped Broadcast WAVE file format
* Retake button - re-do the last recording with a single button press
* Audio files continually re-saved to CF on the fly
* XLR mic inputs feature phantom power
* Unbalanced stereo RCA I/O
* S/PDIF digital I/O
* Built-in mono microphone and speaker
* Analog level controls
* FireWire interface so you can instantly pull the files from CF to a computer
* SMPTE/LTC timecode via XLR jack
* Timestamps Broadcast WAVE recordings from SMPTE input
* Chase locks to incoming SMPTE timecode
* Video clock input resolves to house clock
* Pull-up and Pull-down sample rates (for the odd video format situation)
* Runs on (8) readily available AA batteries or DC power adapter
* Approximately 5.5 hours of operating time on battery power

This is the first sub-$1000 device features timecode input for video synch. Here’s what Tascam has to say.
Is DAT dead?

(Via Gizmodo)