Chinese handheld game console maker GPD recently made headlines by launching a crowdfunding campaign for its first Windows device. But the company also has a new Android-based model on the way. It’s called the GPD XD2, and it’s expected to feature a 6 inch display with a 360-degree hinge, dedicated gaming buttons, and Google Android software. […]
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Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega+ puts retro gaming in your hands (crowdfunding)
Want to play classic games on a handheld device? You can load up an emulator on your smartphone… but if you don’t want to have to fiddle with touchscreen buttons or connect a game controller with physical buttons there may be another option. The Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega+ is a handheld game console that comes […]
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Next-gen NVIDIA Shield gaming handhelds hit the FCC
Two new products from NVIDIA showed up at the FCC this week. One appears to be a tablet-shaped device which suggests it could be a next-gen NVIDA Tegra Note 7 tablet, while the other looks like a next-gen NVIDIA Shield handheld game console. Since there are no specs in the FCC listings it’s hard to […]
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OpenPandora releases open-source hardware, case designs for handheld game system
The OpenPandora is a handheld, Linux-based game system with the guts of a low-power PC and the ability to emulate classic video game consoles. It’s based on open source software… and now the hardware designs are also open source. The designers of the printed circuit board (PCB) and case have released schematics and other details […]
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NVIDIA Shield gets KitKat, GameStream, and Portal
NVIDIA is rolling out some major changes for its Shield handheld game console. While the company’s not ready to update the hardware yet, NVIDA is cutting the price to $200 through the end of April, launching a major software update, and announcing one of the most popular PC games is coming to the Android-based game […]
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NVIDIA Shield upated with “Console Mode,” button-mapping for touchscreen games
NVIDA’s Shield is a $300 handheld game console that looks like an Xbox controller with a 5 inch display tacked on. It can run pretty much any game designed for Android — but since most games are designed for touchscreens, a lot of those titles can be kind of tricky to play with a physical […]
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NVIDIA Shield reviewed, puzzled over (roundup)
Now that NVIDIA’s handheld gaming console is available, you might be wondering whether it’s worth paying $299 for. After reading more than a dozen reviews of the NVIDIA Shield, it doesn’t look like there’s a simple answer. If there’s a consensus, it seems to be that the Shield is a fast, well-built device that sets […]
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Magic Media i5: Handheld Android game console with MTK6589
MediaTek seems to be on a roll. The company’s dual and quad-core chips seem to be powering virtually every new Android smartphone popping up in China these days (although Allwinner and Rockchip seem to be more popular in the tablet and TV box space), and MediaTek’s first 8-core chip is on the way. But it […]