For what it’s worth, I have integrated the new media uploader in a plugin which allows the admin to select or upload media from the standard media dialog instead of having to copy/paste URLs, and it seems to work well.
I posted an answer here that might be what you’re looking for.
Tom McFarlin has a tuts+ series in the works as of last month.
Other links that may help:
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