OK, this is just getting silly.
The speculations of DoctorKnow (and some others) are completely without merit, both as to my "silence" and what might be going on at Acurite.
I haven't been posting much anywhere because of health reasons. Over the holidays last year I lost the ability to walk normally. A cancerous tumor was found and removed from my spinal cord early in January. Now I'm in the middle of chemo treatments and physical therapy. I just don't have a lot of energy to post like I used to, and I probably won't be back to "normal" for months.
Anyway, go back and read the original press release. The closest thing it gives to a date is "later this year". As far as I know, that's the only official info published.
Seriously, I don't know what you expect Acurite to post about in the meantime. I'm sure Acurite's competitors would love to know their pricing and production roadmap for the new line, too.