Hi André,
The Almond just went on sale on Amazon in Germany, so yes, it's available now.
Sounds like the Almond+ is more your kind of devices though, as it should be able to integrate at least with some of the stuff you already have.
As for the CAPTCHA's, it's only for the first five posts in the forums, it's an anti-spam feature. We know it's a bit annoying, but we're doing our best to keep spammers out.