"The sound card (Concierto) is finished, as far as I can tell, including the support software, which includes AHI support. There still are a few questions open regarding bundling/licensing, but these should be resolved soon enough. The Pablo II video encoder is finished as well, but I haven't written any support software for it yet. The TV-tuner/video capture module is in the making and very close to a production sample. Just like with the Pablo II, I haven't written any support software for it yet. Also in the making is the announced Denise adaptor to allow the PicassoIV to work in an A2000/A3000 with the Video Toaster plugged into the video slot. I do not know its status, though."

Unfortunately, the two most exciting developments for the PicassoIV, the 3D module and PowerPC plug-in, have an unknown status at the moment because Village Tronic are trying to decide which chipset to go with, but this can be seen as a positive development for the Amiga graphics card-owning community. For further details on the upcoming boards, give Blittersoft, the UK distributor for Village Tronic, a call on 01908 261466.