137w ago - A new Version of Maximus AVRUSB version 1.2 has been announced on the official site (linked above) and is coming soon.
The Maximus AVRUSB 1.2 comes with a case and USB plug, and will begin shipping on October 11, 2010.
Also, due to main IC shortage they are switching the design from a 16KB to 32KB processor.
The shortage of IC's stands and they state they are forced to produce very short batch of this 1.2 units with case.
To quote: "We apologize for the inconvenences to all those who have been asking to be reseller of this product. We keep working on the shortage issues and hope offer a unlimited stock in few weeks."
I was thinking the same thing. They wouldn't do that though. (Although I'm hoping they will