Just read this post on /. about the IDN (Indrema Developer Network) being up. They have a 115MB (ouch) tarball SDK for download to start writing applications with. Here is a list of the Hardware it is supposed to contain: x86-Based 600 MHz CPU nVidia Next Generation GPU Removable GPU Slide Bay System 64 MB Core Memory 32 MB DDR Local Memory Hardware MPEG1/2 Encode Hardware MPEG1/2 Decode DVD Transport and Decode Digital Surround Sound Here is the list of software that is supposed to be available for development use: DV Linux - Linux Kernel Mesa3D - Hardware accelerated OpenGL OpenStream - Video Decoding Library and the like OpenAl - Audio Library Xtrema - X Windowing functionality (??? Me thinks) Here is Indrema vs. XBox vs PS2 Indrema CPU 600 Mhz x86 GPU Graphics chip developed by nVidia is a generational leap from current features and performance Total Memory 96 MB (64 Core + 32 Local) Memory 5-10 GB/Sec* Polygon 120-180 M/Sec* Storage Medium 4x DVD, 10 GB hard disk Internet Access Built in browser and email, use any Internet service provider May require MSN or other May require Sony ISP or other Broadband Enabled Yes DVD Movie Playback Built In Personal TV Available MP3 Jukebox Built In Software Architecture Open Source, Open API Freeware Games Yes XBox CPU 733 Mhz Intel GPU 300 Mhz custom-designed graphics chip, developed by Microsoft and nVidia Total Memory 64 MB Memory 6.4 GB/Sec Polygon 150 M/Sec Storage Medium 4x DVD, 8 GB hard disk, 8 MB memory card Internet Access May require MSN or other Broadband Enabled Yes DVD Movie Playback Built In Personal TV No MP3 Jukebox No Software Architecture Closed Source, Mixed API Freeware Games No Playstation 2 CPU 300 Mhz GPU 150 Mhz Sony GS Total Memory 38 MB Memory 3.2 GB/Sec Polygon 66 M/Sec Storage Medium 4x DVD, 8 MB memory card Internet Access May require Sony ISP or other Broadband Enabled Future Upgrade DVD Movie Playback Utility required on memory card Personal TV No MP3 Jukebox No Software Architecture Closed Source, Mixed API Freeware Games No Looks pretty interesting. I haven''t downloaded the IESDK yet but I''m interested in reading the development doc.