Those APA-102 leds that are packaged like ws281x pixels but you drive like a ws2801 (clk/data) have hit ebay.com. I ordered a 1 meter length and it arrived today. They look and feel like a ws2811 strip. It has 4 connections. 5V, GND, CLK, DATA. I whipped up a quick test and they seem to be happy:
/**
* APA-102 - test of 5 leds
*
* Author: rick@kimballsoftware.com
* Date: 09-11-2014
*
*/
#include <fabooh.h>
#include <main.h>
#include <spi.h>
namespace {
typedef spi_attr_t<> SPI_MODE3_A;
typedef spi_eusci_b0_t<CS, SCLK, MOSI, NO_PIN, SPI_MODE3_A >