I've seen the new pump in action.  Very sweet.  Very simple.  Easier than the bellows action of the 1st generation.  I believe BigAgnes will be adopting this as well?  I've been told that MEC will be providing a knock-off of the BA model next year.

What I'm unsure of is if you can revert to the bellows/blow method if/when the pump fails.  If not, then that would be a problem for me.  Gear fails, all gear fails eventually.  For something like this, a back-up is key.  I'd rather blow moisture into a down pad than effectively have no pad at all.