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GDC Conference still going on but it looks like this is going to blow away any other android box.

Updated with official specs:

NVIDIA® Tegra® X1 processor
256-core Maxwell with 3GB RAM

4K Ultra-HD ready with 4K playback and capture up to 60 fps (VP9, H265, H264)

7.1 and 5.1 surround sound pass through over HDMI
High-resolution audio playback up to 24-bit/192 kHz over HDMI and USB
High-resolution audio up-sample to 24-bit/192 kHz over USB

16 GB

802.11ac 2x2 MIMO 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Wi-Fi
Bluetooth 4.1/BLE

Gigabit Ethernet
HDMI 2.0
Two USB 3.0 (Type A)
Micro-USB 2.0
MicroSD slot
IR Receiver (compatible with Logitech Harmony)

SHIELD software upgrades directly from NVIDIA
Gaming Features NVIDIA GRID™ game streaming service
NVIDIA Share
NVIDIA GameStream™

40 W power adapter

Weight and Size Weight: 23 oz / 654 g
Height: 5.1 in / 130 mm
Width: 8.3 in / 210 mm
Depth: 1.0 in / 25 mm

Operating System: Android TV™, Google Cast™ Ready
Included Apps: PLEX

$199 (with game controller, looks like remote sold separately?, remote is bluetooth)
May 2015

Official Site:
http://shield.nvidia.com/console
http://shield.nvidia.com/store/remote
http://shield.nvidia.com/store/controller

Press:
http://gizmodo.com/nvidia-shield-console...1689267278
http://www.engadget.com/2015/03/03/shield-set-top-box/
http://www.engadget.com/2015/03/03/nvidi...-hands-on/
http://www.theverge.com/2015/3/4/8146571...v-hands-on
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2015/03/nv...owerhouse/

System:
http://www.androidpolice.com/wp-content/...28x479.jpg
http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/c7...d960px.jpg
http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/imag...mfyq7d.jpg

System Rear:
http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/imag...gnnifb.jpg

Remote:
http://www.androidpolice.com/wp-content/...cee_02.jpg

Controller:
http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/imag...bwkuf6.jpg