We hate to reopen old wounds and all, but a good friend of Engadget's (who asked to be referred to as "a former senior Rio employee currently enjoying the Silicon Sun") did us the service of sending over actual device shots of the Rio Cubic, the working title for what was to be the Carbon C 30GB player.

ENGADGET: The Rio Cubic (aka the Carbon C): what could have been (part II)

There has indeed been much debate over whether the release of the files will help to heal old wounds or will reopen them.

ECONOMIST: Race relations