Classic handheld game consoles came with a variety of screen sizes, resolutions, and aspect ratios. And that can make it difficult to find a modern handheld that has a screen perfectly suited to playing retro games designed for some of those consoles: a modern screen that handles Game Boy titles with ease will display black […]
GKD Pixel pocket retro game console now available for $90
The GKD Pixel is a handheld game console that looks a bit like a Game Boy… but smaller, and with full color display. First unveiled last year, the GKD Pixel is now available for pre-order for $90, and it’s expected to begin shipping by the end of January. We also now have more details about […]
E Ink let you change the colors and patterns on the back of this Infinix smartphone prototype
E Ink’s Prism 3 color display technology isn’t designed for eBook readers or tablets. Instead it’s a low-power, programmable display solution that can be used for digital signage… or even for things like cars that can change color. This year Lenovo plans to launch a laptop that lets you customize the colors and patterns on […]
AYANEO AM02 retro mini PC has a Ryzen 7 7840HS processor, a 4 inch touchscreen display and classic console-inspired design
The AYANEO AM02 is a small desktop computer from a company best known for making handheld gaming PCs. But while this little PC may not have discrete graphics, it’s not hard to see that it’s also designed for gaming. It has a boxy shape and color scheme that borrows heavily from the NES and SNES, […]
Lilbits: Linux for Apple Silicon keeps getting better, MSI’s long-term plans for handheld gaming, and Google Assistant is losing some features
The developers behind the Asahi Linux project have been working to bring Linux to Macs with Apple Silicon for the past few years, and they’ve made a lot of progress since the early days. In a recent blog post, the team describes some of the many, many improvements they’ve made for Mac laptop and desktop computers […]
HA-4 mini PC with Ryzen 7 7735HS/7840HS sells for $300 and up
A few Chinese PC brands including Peladn and SZBOX are selling a new mini PC called the HA-4 that packs a fair amount of bang for not a lot of bucks. Prices start at around $300 for a barebones model with an AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS processor (Zen 3+ CPU and RDNA 2 graphics) or […]
Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ is now available in the US for $220 and up
The Samsung Galaxy A9+ is a mid-range Android tablet with an 10.9 inch FHD+ display with a 90 Hz refresh rate, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 processor, and quad speakers. First launched in select markets last October, the Samsung Galaxy A9+ is now available in the US from Amazon, B&H, Best Buy, and Samsung. Prices start […]
It’s 2024 and FiiO is making a portable cassette player with all-analog features
A decade ago I was moderately surprised to find that companies like Sony were showing off portable music players at CES, because I figured most people had moved on to using smartphones to listen to music. But that’s before I realized there was a whole world of portable hi-fi music products. So what’s new at […]
AYA Neo Next Lite is a handheld gaming PC for $299 and up (with Ryzen 4000U and a 3rd-party SteamOS build)
The AYA Neo Next Lite is a budget handheld gaming PC with a starting price under $299, making it the cheapest x86 handheld from AYA Neo to date. But after teasing the handheld earlier this week, the company has now revealed the full spec sheet… and I’m not sure it’s worth even that much money. Don’t get […]
Daily Deals (1-11-2024)
Humble Bundle is offering a deal that lets you pick up 38 eBooks from Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series for $18. Not $18 each… $18 for the whole bundle, which includes almost every book in this fantastic series. Theoretically this is one of those name-your-price deals. You can get the first three books in the series […]