I'm with you. I'm the target customer, I keep a travel bag handy at all times with computer gear that never leaves the bag (except on travel), I value lightweight more than 'value' (tired of cheap crap), and always looking for multi-functional. Road warrior. Love there is no cable. Love that it is small. Had my eyes on the previous version.
But.
I tend to charge up all my gear prior to a trip (plan ahead anyone?), and have never had to charge an AirPods case on travel. Like, never. And I typically take 25 trips a year (pre-pandemic).
So yeah. This is going to be one of those rare times that I don't collect some clever kit. Well. For now.