Nearly two years after launching the first Snapdragon G series chip built for handheld gaming devices, Qualcomm is expanding the lineup with three new processors. The new flagship is the Snapdragon G3x Gen 2, which is the “better than Snapdragon 8 Gen 2” processor AYA had been teasing for its upcoming AYA Neo Pocket Air S […]
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Blackberry Pi is a pocket-sized device that runs a full Linux-based OS
If you’re looking for a Linux-based handheld PC these days, there are plenty of off-the-shelf kits you can purchase. But if you’ve got the parts, desire and skill why not build something like the Blackberry Pi yourself? The device you see here started out as a Gameboy-inspired build, but maker IMBalENce had always wanted to […]
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ONEXFLY handheld gaming PC crowdfunding campaign goes live, should ship in September
First announced last fall, One Netbook’s ONEXFLY gaming handheld officially kicked off its crowdfunding today over on Indiegogo. It’s already raised over $200,000, more than 20 times the goal set by One Netbook. Backers who pledge at least $739 should start seeing their units ship next month. Originally One Netbook said that the ONEXFLY would […]
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Raspberry Pi-based Decktility cyberdeck is inspired by a love of 90s handhelds
Maker Ken Van Hoeylandt, who goes by ByteWelder online, has been tinkering with code and electronics for years. His latest project is a slick open source cyberdeck he calls Decktility. The system is built around a Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 and its powerful Broadcom BCM2711 processor. An Arduino helps manage power and a compact […]
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Anbernic files patents for a Win701 handheld gaming
Most of the handheld game systems from Chinese device maker Anbernic are designed to run Android or Linux-based software. But last fall the company launched the Anbernic Win600 handheld gaming PC with an AMD processor, Windows software, and a $300 starting price that makes it one of the most affordable Windows handhelds to date. Now it […]
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Lilbits: Steam Deck size, Slackware 15, and Windows 11’s new Media Player
Valve’s Steam Deck is a handheld gaming PC with a 7 inch display, built-in game controllers (including touchpads), and a custom AMD processor with RDNA 2 graphics that will make it one of the most powerful devices in this category so far. It’ll also be one of the biggest devices of its type to date… […]
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ONEXPLAYER Mini 7 inch handheld gaming PC is smaller (but thicker) than the 8.4 inch ONEXPLAYER
4 Comments on ONEXPLAYER Mini 7 inch handheld gaming PC is smaller (but thicker) than the 8.4 inch ONEXPLAYERThe ONEXPLAYER line of handheld gaming computers is expanding. After launching the original model with an 8.4 inch display and an Intel Tiger Lake processor earlier this year, One Netbook followed up with an AMD Edition in November. Next up? The ONEXPLAYER Mini, which is a smaller model with an Intel processor and a 7 […]
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Lilbits: New chips from Apple, Intel, and AMD plus little PCs, both new and old
A small desktop computer that went on sale in China recently is powered by a previously unannounced AMD processor that sure looks like it could be a version of the chip used for the latest Xbox game consoles. Perhaps this is what’s happening to chips that didn’t quite make the cut. Rival chip maker Intel […]
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Moar screens! Expanscape unveils 7-screen laptop and dual-screen handheld prototypes
Dual-screen laptops are starting to become a thing… but UK-based Expanscape wants to go further than that. Much further. The company is revealing prototypes of two multi-screen devices: Aurora 7 is a laptop with 7 screens that lets you carry a monster workstation PC with you on the go. TeenySERV Duo is a handheld computer […]