New Canon HD Camcorders.... Drooool

Why is it that new products always get announced before I go on holiday but aren't available until afterwards?
Canon have just released news of a range of new HD camcorders, including a couple that record directly to memory cards.
Oh, how I'd give my left nut to take one of those to China with me! It would go perfectly with the incoming Hyperdrive Colorspace (I should get it in a couple of days).
Imagine the bright saturated reds of the Forbidden City and the multiplicity of greens in Guilin all captured in 1080 lines of high definition.
If anyone from Canon happens to read this.... Please.... I beg you..... I'll do anything.