D4 Launch at CES?

So all of the chatter says that Nikon will launch the D4 at CES on Tuesday, January 10th in Las Vegas.  If their booth size and location is any indication, chances are high it's true.  By comparison, Nikon's tiny display was set up in a tiny conference room in a part of the convention center that I, along with all of the other attendee's,  didn't even know existed!  This year, their location is large and centrally located in the Central Hall.

According to a leaked document (which reportedly was dated January 10, 2012) that was briefly posted then promptly removed some specs include:

• Lighter body
• Native ISO range of 100 to 102,400
• Expanded ISO range of 50 to 204,800
• 91,000 pixel metering sensor
• Face detection (seems odd for a camera of this caliber)
• Illuminated function buttons (I like this feature)
• A plethora of video features
• And supposedly NOT produced in Thailand - Japan perhaps?
• Retail expected to be US$6,000

No word on frame rate, but it's expected to be around 11 fps, somewhat faster than the 9 fps rate of the D3S.  A nice bump for us sport shooters!

There's a press event scheduled for tomorrow which may announce the new body.  Here's hoping!

I'm hoping to get my hands on the camera in Vegas next week!!