I was so wrapped up in the ghoulish holiday that I hardly noticed when @PanguTeam released an iOS 8~8.1 jailbreak tool. This release covers all devices capable of running iOS 8. Presently it is only available for windows (but runs great in a virtual machine). Already on the 4th version of the tool for Windows, a Mac version is promised soon. Only just playing with it now. More info to come. thanks guys. get it here: http://pangu.io