This blog entry refers to an article in the Nikkei business newspaper about a new ILC camera from Ricoh-Pentax. The original article seems to be subscription only.
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- The mount is not specified and there is no indication of whether it will be mirrorless.
- It will be priced around 50,000 yen. For comparison, the Q sells for around 60,000 and the K-01 a bit more.
- It will have connectivity to the Internet, home appliances (TVs?) and sharing services.
- It will be released "by next year". Be careful, because Google translate says next year, but the original definitely says "rainen made ni", which means before next year.
- Ricoh/Pentax is aiming this camera at young people in Asian markets, by which they probably mean other Asian markets apart from Japan itself.
- The blogger and commenters speculate whether it is likely to be Q-mount, K-mount, GXR, or something new. Some believe it will be the true successor to the K-R, some believe it is a more affordable Q, some think Pentax will introduce yet another mount and there is even mention of m4/3.
By the way, I'm not able to read Japanese all that well. I use Google and Babelfish, as well as looking at the original Japanese and can usually figure out the meaning. Go easy on me if I'm wrong!
My guess: It's a new Q body with a touch screen and wireless integration with TVs, iPad apps and Internet sharing services.