Specifications:

• Stylized shell about the thickness of three DVD cases stacked flatly on top of each other
• May come in five different colors including a sleek, glossy black and an Apple-esque white
• Backward compatible. Plays both GameCube optical discs and proprietary 12cm discs, the latter of which may be dual-layered for upward of 8GBs storage capacity
• Slot-loading drive with stylized blue light
• One proprietary component/digital out located on the rear of the system
• Two USB 2.0 ports located on the rear of the system
• No Ethernet jack; Revolution connects to the Internet using 802.11b and 802.11g Wi-Fi wireless
• GameCube docking station features inputs for four GCN controllers and two Memory Paks
• Two front slots for 512MB flash memory, likely SD Card compatible
• Utilizes wireless controllers
• Custom-built IBM CPU, codenamed Broadway; speed and architecture undetermined at this time
• Custom-built ATI-GPU, codenamed Hollywood; speed and architecture undetermined at this time
• MoSys-developed 1T-SRAM solution; unknown amount of memory at this time
• Nintendo download service: connect online and download classic NES, S-NES and N64 games

An excellent article on Nintendo’s philosophy on the next generation in console games.

Question for you: Have you ever tried putting a 3″ CD into a regular CD slot drive?