The OUYA is now available for pre-order, and for those who missed out on our coverage when it was first announced last year, it’s basically a $99 open-source game console. Inside, you’ll find that it’s powered by an nVIDIA Tegra 3 Quad-Core processor with 1GB of RAM and 8GB of internal Flash storage. Product page. Continue reading for a video and more information.

OUYA is about the size of a Rubik’s cube, but it plays hard in full-screen HD. It uses an nVIDIA quad-core CPU and outputs via HDMI at up to a stunning 1080p resolution. It powers on instantly. Need more storage? No problem. Just plug in an external hard drive into the USB 2.0 port. Like to hardwire your Internet? That’s cool. Jack into OUYA’s high-speed ethernet port. WiFi works too. If you want to develop games, just plug your laptop into our micro-USB port — anyone can release an OUYA game. And the hardware opens so you can customize it if that’s your bag. Product page.

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