The HotWire port is the same as the fan port, so it's there.
This is far more than a color change, you really have to drive one. It's smoother, the HV BEC is awesome (which can be reset via Factory Reset, this should be done when you sell something anyways) and the port for the HotWire makes it so much faster to make changes.
And don't worry on your handheld programmer, we have something in the works. Patience.