I was just curious, in the interview Magnus did with Cuckoomusic, he demonstrates at one point firmware for Permut8 and there is one he briefly shows and talks about at the 42:20 minute mark, called Specular, or specklar, not sure how it is written, has anyone got this firmware? was it ever available? will it be? it seems really cool

Yeah, I did release it about a year ago. It is a well-hidden gem. For some reason we haven't put it up on the product page (yet!) but you can download it from this forum post: http://soniccharge.com/forum/topic/800-happy-new-year

It is probably my own favorite firmware.