Developer kits for the Ouya were given a ship date of December 28th today, alongside news that the system's software development kit ("ODK") will be available that same day.

ENGADGET: Ouya dev consoles shipping to backers on December 28th, SDK available same day

Their joint research and development body, CableLabs, has written specifications for an operating system and chosen a number of software languages in which applications software for the boxes may be written.

ECONOMIST: Television and the Internet

The system provides a platform for continuous network improvement through the application of new and enhanced software development.

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