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NucDeck transforms a 4×4 NUC mainboard into a DIY, open source handheld gaming PC

There are a growing number of handheld gaming PCs on the market, with a wide variety of designs, features, and performance levels. Some are even a little customizable, allowing you to increase the storage or even replace the screen with an after-market upgrade. But you know what’s really customizable? A DIY solution that’s designed to let […]

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AYA Neo Slide hits Indiegogo for $700 and up (Ryzen 7840U handheld gaming PC with a keyboard and slide-up display)

The AYA Neo Slide is a handheld gaming PC with a 6 inch, 1080p display, an AMD Ryzen 7 7840U processor and at least 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. It’s also one of only a few devices in this category to feature a physical keyboard. AYA says the Neo Slide should begin shipping in […]

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Steam Deck OLED has a bigger, brighter display, faster WiFi, and longer battery life

Valve is shaking up its Steam Deck line of handheld gaming PCs. Prices still range from $399 to $649, but Valve is doing away with the old entry-level model that had 64GB of eMMC storage, which means that prices now start at $399 for a model with a 256GB SSD. But the bigger change? If […]

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AYA Neo Kun and AYN Odin2 gaming handhelds ship this monthping (crowdfunding)

Two recently crowdfunded handheld gaming devices are just about ready to start shipping to backers. The AYN Odin2 is an Android-powered handheld with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor and prices starting at $299 during crowdfunding, while the AYA Neo Kun is a large-screen handheld gaming PC with Windows software and an AMD Ryzen […]

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Lilbits: NVIDIA and AMD to make ARM chips for Windows PCs?

It was big news when Microsoft announced in 2016 that it was bringing its desktop Windows operating system to computers with ARM chips made by Qualcomm. But seven years later most Windows on ARM computers to date have offered underwhelming performance and/or high price tags (or both), making them niche devices at best. That could change […]

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Emdoor shows off an 8 inch handheld gaming PC with an Intel Meteor Lake-H processor and Arc 5 integrated graphics

Chinese device maker Emdoor, which is probably best known these days for its rugged tablets, showed off something a little different at the Hong Kong Electronics Fair this week: the company’s first handheld gaming PC. Notebook Italia got a look at the upcoming handheld, and while it looks a lot like many other models we’ve […]

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NanoPlay is yet another handheld gaming PC with Ryzen Z1 Extreme (crowdfunding for $499 and up soon)

There’s yet another company looking to get into the increasingly-crowded handheld gaming PC space. And, at least on paper, the upcoming NanoPlay handheld seems to hit a right of the right points. What remains to be seen is whether it will be competitive with bigger names in this space like Valve, Asus and Lenovo when […]

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AYA Neo Flip handheld gaming PC with clamshell design and thumb keyboard is coming this year

The AYA Neo Flip KB is a handheld gaming PC with a 7 inch, 120 Hz LCD display and a clamshell-style design that makes it look like a tiny laptop or Nintendo DS when closed, and like… nothing else, really when open. That’s because lifting the lid reveals a compact QWERTY keyboard designed for thumb typing, […]

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Lenovo Legion Go handheld gaming PC is available for pre-order for $700 and up

The Lenovo Legion Go is a handheld gaming PC with an 8.8 inch, 2560 x 1600 pixel 144 Hz display, an AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme processor, 16GB of RAM, and Nintendo Switch-like detachable controllers. First unveiled in early September, the Legion Go is set to begin shipping in late October or early November. And now it’s available […]