Ya I'll post after they have responded on my blog for sure.

Ever since I first read about this I was just glad I had the older 1 TB version but apparently my three drives are affected as well. I hadn't noticed any problems though. However, I do have mine in Linux Software RAID 5 and only access them over NFS so I wonder if that would mask any issues?

Here they are as identified by the SeaTools software:
http://cupcakecarnival.net/gallery/main.php/v/Computers/Seagate_ST31000340AS/SeaTools_freedos.jpg.html

I have opened a ticket to get the new firwmare and am awaiting response.

damn I wish you would have posted this before I burned a CD with the SeaTools and rebooted my router/firewall with it...

# smartctl -i /dev/sdb
smartctl version 5.36 [x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu] Copyright (C) 2002-6 Bruce Allen
Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/

Device: ATA ST31000340AS Version: AD14
Serial number: 3QJ02K6F
Device type: disk
Local Time is: Sat Jan 17 00:23:14 2009 EST
Device does not support SMART

Yes, do you really need that many gadgets? I know that there is some overlap in those products and you definitely have two mobile phones and an "internet tablet."