And according to a fellow named Jeremy there, they are telling folks that the release date for US is between now and the end of the year. I found this link rather enlighteneing, in terms of potential pricing in the US:
http://www.sonyericsson.com/codetocash/frameset.do
The code to cash deadline is 06 December, 2002. The winners will be announced on 10 January, 2003 (and the fine print mentions people being able to download your application, if it's in the top 5, directly from the handango webiste to their phones.
Sony's suggested USD value of the P800 is $800!!!! Damn, I was prepared to pay a lot, but not necessarily *that* much. Oh well, since I feel it will be the last phone/PDA that I own for the next few years, I suppose it's worth it.