In this day and age I applaud anyone who try's to do something new rather than leaving it to the big manufacturers. Its so hard to move in Europe due to ROHS, WEEE, CE and so on. I am not familiar with this instrument but I can see why you have your work cut out, not just the hardware (which is a feat in itself), but getting all the software to work together too. It's not my cup of tea, but it is intriguing.