The Cell is looking poised to do a bit of destroying when it ships in 2006. I found Cell Architecture Explained today, which breaks down the processor's capabilities and explains its significance in the big picture. It stands to seriously shake up Intel and Microsoft with its insane processing power. One Cell processor theoretically has processing power surpassing 5 dual-core Opterons overclocked to 3 Ghz, and the PS3 will boast 4 of them.

I'll be watching intently.