Well, just don't forget about it altogether...there might be more than one interested forum-member...
If I remember correctly, the Iliad can't do Sonystyle (haha) suspend mode because of the way the buttons are wired up or something like that.
It's supposed to be a hardware problem. It is possible that there is at least some room left for improvement even should that prove to be true...I'm looking forward to hearing what you find.