The bowl can get a little warm but I have never even close burned, not a big deal at all, and it's no different after 5 bowls than one, the bowl cools off relatively fast when it's out of the unit.
I hope it's really october.....last "release" was about a year late.....this is different though, they are more business savvy this time.
October is fine with me, so would a few months later, but I think it will be october this time.