No i dont think the console itself can be said 'region free' because the psu is not universal. The psu label i saw says 120v on it , which would be the north american psu. Good though if they have confirmed games on the x1 wont have the ntsc/pal restriction and will be region free. The games on 360 were not region free, unlike the ps3, and that was an inconvenience for me as i tend to import games.
The best way of describing it is "region free, where possible." For example, TV services that are only available in the USA won't be available in France, and a power supply that only works in Turkish outlets won't work in Australian power outlets, but as far as games at least everything's open.