so i just got an email from Samyo at swashdrive and this is the news that got me excited this morning:

We have a new linear slid coming out next week ... it is a brother to the Whip ... as for a Gen 8 ...yes there is some prototyping going on at the moment .... it is a little slower as we have the Slide coming out ... it may be available later in the year but it depends on how the testing goes ...

We also have a power supply about t go into the testing phasso stay tuned

JOOOOOOOOOYYYYYYYHAHAHA