I actually ended up going with the Picoduino from Jason. He happily shipped to my hotel in CA so that was awesome. Have to say the Pico is pretty damn nice, and Jason's support was fabulous. So much so that I've ordered a few more and will pick them up in CA next week. Yay!
Also picked up a DroneCell from him (after some interesting chats with Eric (the designer)). Haven't figured out what to do with it yet, but it's uber-neat! 
Cheers,