fwiw ... don't know if it's been mentioned before, and/or posted:
Before/After winning the X-Prize, Discovery Channel had a special on it - in one shot of 'mission control', you can clearly see a Charlemagne type HP calc on the table top (can't make out which one it is). Kinda gave me a good feeling that they are still relied on, and a 'good-old-days' nostalgia (okay, 48's aren't that old yet, but considering they were the last of the HP days). I had it on Tivo, and should have taken a screen cap. before I deleted it - anybody got a copy or the DVD (I think they're out already).
hmm, wonder why they'd use a discontinued HP calc, and not one of the 'new' 49 series ;)
Othere than that, any other recent sightings of HP calcs in the media?